Confederate
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- noun
- /kənˈfɛdərət/
:
confederado
- Confederates under Col. Joe Shelby set up defensive positions around the Cane Hill cemetery.
- thousands of Confederates
- Confederates were killed
- see Confederates
Morse was pro Confederate, not only pro slavery.
- Morse was pro Confederate, not only pro slavery.
- The Union soldiers drive the Confederates off.
- I mean, the, the Confederate, and this is again, this is something that that they will a hill, they will die on a war they lost, a war that was lost, right?
Examples
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From the northwest, the Confederate forces under Robert E Lee, and from the southeast, the Union forces under George Meade converge at this place more or less by chance.
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So whether you were from a family that was pro Abraham Lincoln or pro Confederate, it doesn't matter.
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These are veterans of the Confederate Army who come home and are committed to continuing the war.
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So Jeff speaks to this man with the Confederate flag protecting a monument to fallen Confederate soldiers.
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Confederates shared the same rhetoric.
Academic text (1991) -
But Confederates also shouted out their hurt to the world.
Fiction book (1992) -
And then, earnestly, the boy asks, what did the Confederates fight for mother?
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They served as guards to Confederate soldiers, military convicts and prisoners of war.
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That is, as the Union army approached triumph, it seemed Lincoln wanted the conquerors to treat the vanquished Confederates with mercy.
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Many Confederates fought bravely during the American Civil War to defend their homeland.
Synonyms
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Belonging to a group of states that join together
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Supporting the Southern states that left the United States in the American Civil War
Compounds
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A soldier who fought for the Southern states during the American Civil War
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An army from the southern United States that fought in the American Civil War
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A group of southern states that left the United States to form their own government from 1861 to 1865
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A flag used by Southern states during the American Civil War, often the battle flag design
A group of 11 southern US states that left in 1861 to form their own government during the Civil War
A climbing evergreen plant with shiny dark green leaves and white flowers that smell sweet
A small tree or shrub with large flowers that change from white to deep red through pink as they age
A Chinese bush with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in a day
Surface Forms
Etymology
Confederate comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and foedus 'treaty', the same root as federal. A helpful way to remember is to think of a Confederate as a person who joined with others under a shared cause or agreement, which is why the word named supporters and soldiers of the southern states during the Civil War.