nnoun.locationthe southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861Attributes:south southern
Synset:Confederacy Confederate States Confederate States of America Dixie Dixieland South
Instance Hypernyms:geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region
Inherited Hypernyms:confederacygeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Member Meronyms:AL Ala. Alabama Camellia State Heart of Dixie AR Ark. Arkansas Land of Opportunity Everglade State FL Fla. Florida Sunshine State Empire State of the South GA Ga. Georgia Peach State LA La. Louisiana Pelican State MS Magnolia State Miss. Mississippi MO Missouri Mo. Show Me State N.C. NC North Carolina Old North State Tar Heel State Palmetto State S.C. SC South Carolina TN Tenn. Tennessee Volunteer State Lone-Star State TX Tex. Texas Old Dominion Old Dominion State VA Va. Virginia
Part Meronyms:slave state
nnoun.groupa union of political organizationsSynset:confederation federation
Derivationally Related Form:federateconfederate
Hypernyms:union
Inherited Hypernyms:confederationunionpolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Creek ConfederacyHanseatic Leaguenation
Full Hyponyms:creek confederacyhanseatic leaguenationtribe
nnoun.groupa group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purposeSynset:conspiracy
Derivationally Related Form:conspiratorial
Hypernyms:band circle lot set
Inherited Hypernyms:conspiracysetsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:coconspirator conspirator machinator plotter
nnoun.communicationa secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful actSynset:conspiracy
Derivationally Related Form:conspireconspiratorial
Hypernyms:agreement understanding
Inherited Hypernyms:conspiracyagreementstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:conspiracy of silence
Full Hyponyms:conspiracy of silence