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—federatively /fed"euh ray'tiv lee, -euhr euh tiv-/, adv./fed"euh ray'tiv, -euhr euh tiv/, adj.1. pertaining to or of the nature of a federation.2. inclined to federate.[1680-90; FEDERATE + -IVE]
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Federative — Fed er*a*tive, a. [Cf. F. f[ e]d[ e]ratif.] Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. A federative society. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
federative — index collective, conjoint, corporate (associate), federal, mutual (collective) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burt … Law dictionary
federative — [fed′ər āt΄iv, fed′ər ə tiv] adj. of, forming, or having the nature of a federation federatively adv … English World dictionary
federative — adjective Date: 1690 of, relating to, or formed by federation < a federative republic > • federatively adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
fédérative — ● fédératif, fédérative adjectif (latin foederatus, allié) Relatif au fédéralisme … Encyclopédie Universelle
Federative Republic of Brazi — Bra·zil || brÉ™ zɪl n. (Federative Republic of Brazil) country in South America … English contemporary dictionary
federative — adjective Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal … Wiktionary
federative — fed·er·a·tive || fedÉ™reɪtɪv / rÉ™tɪv adj. pertaining to a federation; unifying … English contemporary dictionary
federative — fed·er·a·tive … English syllables
federative — fed•er•a•tive [[t]ˈfɛd əˌreɪ tɪv, ər ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) pertaining to or of the nature of a federation 2) inclined to federate • Etymology: 1680–90 fed•er•a•tive•ly ˈfɛd əˌreɪ tɪv li, ər ə tɪv adv … From formal English to slang
