Definition of Confederate states of america

1. Noun. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.


Definition of Confederate states of america

1. Proper noun. A nation existing from 1861-1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states who sought independence from the United States of America over the issue of slavery and states' rights. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Confederate States Of America

Condylura
Condylura cristata
Conepatus
Conepatus leuconotus
Conestoga
Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagons
Coney Island hot dog
Coney Island hot dogs
Coney Island whitefish
Confederacy
Confederate
Confederate Army
Confederate States
Confederate States of America
Confederate flag
Confederate rose
Confederate rose mallow
Confederate soldier
Confederates
Confederation
Conformist
Confucian
Confucianism
Confucianisms
Confucianist
Confucianists
Confucians
Confucius

Literary usage of Confederate states of america

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Paul Leicester Ford (1898)
"... to the citizens of each State the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States. CONSTITUTION OF THE confederate states of america, l86l. ..."

2. Confederate Literature: A List of Books and Newspapers, Maps, Music and by Boston Athenaeum, Charles Newcomb Baxter (1917)
"PUBLICATIONS Constitution of the Confederate States of America. Adopted unanimously by the Congress of the Confederate States of America, March ii, ..."

3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1866)
"Their report runs thus:— “Your Committee, therefore, recommend that the flag of the Confederate States of America shall consist of a red field, ..."

4. A Historical Account of the Neutrality of Great Britain During the American by Mountague Bernard (1870)
"... as therein indicated, of capturing forts and other strongholds within the jurisdiction of and belonging to the Confederate States of America ..."

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