Confederate States of America

Definitions of Confederate States of America
  1. noun
    the group of 11 Southern states that broke away from the United States in 1860–61, before the Civil War
    synonyms: Confederacy, Confederate States, Dixie, Dixieland, South
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    geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
    a demarcated area of the Earth
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