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Confederate

DEFINITIONS OF: Confederate

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adj of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War

Confederate soldiers”
Synonyms
southern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

n a supporter of the Confederate States of America

Types:
Confederate soldier
a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
bushwhacker
a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel, greyback
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
Type of:
Southerner
an American who lives in the South
admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
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