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Federated vs Federative - What's the difference?

federated | federative |

As adjectives the difference between federated and federative

is that federated is united, as a federation, under a central government while federative is uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal.

As a verb federated

is past tense of federate.

federated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (federate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • united, as a federation, under a central government

    • Derived terms

    * federated database * federated directory

    federative

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal.

    • References

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