federación

/fedeɾaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

federation

🤝 federación = foedus (treaty, Latin) + -ción: a group bound by a pact

From Latin foedus, meaning treaty or league, the same root as English federal and confederate. Spanish adds -ación to name the act or result of joining together. Link fede- with fe (faith): states joined by a pledge of trust.

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