HyperDic: confederate_states_of_america

English > 1 sense of the expression Confederate States of America:
NOUNlocationConfederate States of America, Confederacy, Confederate States, South, Dixie, Dixielandthe southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
English > Confederate States of America: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
SynonymsConfederacy, Confederate States, South, Dixie, Dixieland
Instance ofgeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic regionA demarcated area of the Earth
MembersAlabama, Heart of Dixie, Camellia State, AL, Ala.A state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR, Ark.A state in south central United States
Florida, Sunshine State, Everglade State, FL, Fla.A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
Georgia, Empire State of the South, Peach State, GA, Ga.A state in southeastern United States
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA, La.A state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss.A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
Missouri, Show Me State, MO, Mo.A midwestern state in central United States
North Carolina, Old North State, Tar Heel State, NC, N.C.A state in southeastern United States
South Carolina, Palmetto State, SC, S.C.A state in the Deep South
Tennessee, Volunteer State, TN, Tenn.A state in east central United States
Texas, Lone-Star State, TX, Tex.The second largest state
Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va.A state in the eastern United States
Attributessouthsituated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south
southernIn or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
Partsslave stateAny of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
SpanishConfederación, Confederate States of America, Estados Confederados de América
CatalanConfederació, Estats Confederats d'Amèrica

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