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Federal

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Federal

1
 adjn
being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
2
 n
any federal law-enforcement officer
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Federal
1

adj being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

“Federal forces”
“a Federal infantryman”
Synonyms:
Union
northern
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

n a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

Synonyms:
Federal soldier, Union soldier
Type of:
Northerner, Yank, Yankee
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
2

n any federal law-enforcement officer

Synonyms:
Fed, federal official
Type of:
agent, federal agent
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
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