CONFEDERACY, THE


Meaning of CONFEDERACY, THE in English

Confederacy, the BrE AmE ( also the Conˌfederate ˈStates )

in the American Civil War, the southern states of the US, which fought the northern states (the Union) and lost. Their most famous leaders were Jefferson ↑ Davis and General Robert E. ↑ lee .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.