confederacies

n.

（尤指国家之间的）联盟，同盟( confederacy的名词复数 )；

1. This bond of kin represented the real basis of the confederacy.
   这种血缘亲属关系是联盟的真实基础。
2. The people of the Creek confederacy occupied some 50 towns.
   克里克联邦的人占领了大约50个镇子。
3. They believed the Confederacy would fall if the Union won a big military victory early in the war.
   他们相信如果联盟在战争初期就取得大捷胜利的话，南部同盟就会士气低落。

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