Confederate
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
adjective
- 1
historicalOf or relating to the Confederate States of America.
Yes. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Attorney General and the unfortunate result of Dobby the house elf’s one-night stand with the Confederate flag, got in trouble this-, (enjoy!) got in trouble this week for undisclosed meetings with Russia’s ambassadors, something which, in itself, is not against the law.
- 2
historicalOf or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
- 3
historicalOf or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars.
noun
- 1
historicalA citizen of the Confederate States of America.
In fact, I heard everything in the world except that the Confederates lost the war. When I was ten years old, it was a violent shock to learn that General Lee had been defeated.
- 2
historicalA supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.
- 3
historicalA supporter of Irish Catholic self-rule during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Forms
- plural
- Confederates
Confederate · Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.
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