noun
[ pl. ] (also the Confederacy [ sing. ]) the eleven southern states of the US which left the United States in 1860-1, starting the American Civil War
noun
[ pl. ] (also the Confederacy [ sing. ]) the eleven southern states of the US which left the United States in 1860-1, starting the American Civil War
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005