Confederation

See also: confederation and confédération

English

Proper noun

the Confederation

  1. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, initially New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
    1. In Canada, the date of Confederation: July 1, 1867.
  2. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
    1. In Newfoundland, the date of Confederation: March 31, 1949.

Derived terms

  • Confederation Day
  • Confederation poets

See also

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