federative

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fed′ə rā′tiv, -ər ə tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fed•er•a•tive  (fed′ə rā′tiv, -ər ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.
  2. inclined to federate.
  • 1680–90; federate + -ive
fed•er•a•tive•ly  (fed′ə rā′tiv lē, -ər ə tiv-),USA pronunciation adv. 
'federative' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
RSFSR - Russia - Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic - Soviet Russia - brazil - Federative Republic of Brazil

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