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Confederation

Con·fed·er·a·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Canada in 1867: the original union of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia in 1867 into the federation of Canada, afterward joined by the six other provinces

2. original United States: the union of the original 13 states of the United States under the Articles of Confederation from 1781 to 1789

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