Definitions of Confederate States
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the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
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synonyms:
Confederacy, Confederate States of America, Dixie, Dixieland, South
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example of:
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geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth
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geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
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