Confederate States of America

English

The states comprising the Confederate States of America are shown in red.

Proper noun

the Confederate States of America

2. (historical) An unrecognized nation existing from 1861–1865, consisting of the eleven Southern states who sought independence from the United States of America over the issue of slavery.

Synonyms

• Confederacy, Confederate States, CS, CSA, the South, Johnny Reb (fig.)

Coordinate terms

• Confederate, reb, rebel, Johnny Reb, southern, southron, Southerner

Translations

nation existing from 1861-1865

• Catalan: Estats Confederats d'Amèrica m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 美利堅聯盟國 / 美利坚联盟国 (Měilìjiān Liánméngguó), 美利堅邦聯 / 美利坚邦联 (Měilìjiān Bānglián)

• Danish: Amerikas Konfødererede Stater c pl, Sydstaterne c pl
• Faroese: Sameindu Amerikonsku Suðurríkini n
• Finnish: etelävaltiot
• French: États confédérés d’Amérique (fr)
• German: Konföderierte Staaten von Amerika (de) m pl
• Greek: Συνομόσπονδες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής m pl (Synomóspondes Politeíes tis Amerikís)
• Hindi: परिसंघीय राष्ट्र अमेरिका m (parisanghīya rāṣṭra amerika)
• Icelandic: Suðurríkjasambandið n, Sambandsríki Ameríku n
• Latin: Civitates Confoederatae Americae
• Lithuanian: Amerikos konfederacijos valstijos f pl
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Amerikas konfødererte stater m pl

  Nynorsk: Amerikas konfødererte statar m pl

• Portuguese: Estados Confederados da América m pl
• Romanian: Statele Confederate ale Americii n pl
• Spanish: Estados Confederados de América m pl
• Swedish: Amerikas konfedererade stater
• Turkish: Amerika Konfedere Devletleri
• Welsh: Taleithiau Cydffederal America f pl

Further reading

• Confederate States of America on Wikipedia.Wikipedia