different between brotherhood vs federation

English

Etymology

From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother +? -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of Early Middle English brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English br?þorr?den (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother +? -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?b??ð?h?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?b??ð?h?d/
• Hyphenation: broth?er?hood

Noun

brotherhood (countable and uncountable, plural brotherhoods)

1. The state of being brothers or a brother.
2. An association for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession

4. People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
   • 1800, William Wordsworth, s:Degenerate Douglas

     a brotherhood of venerable trees

Synonyms

• fraternity, association, fellowship, sodality, brethren

Hypernyms

• (state): siblinghood

Translations

See also

• sisterhood

Further reading

• brotherhood in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• brotherhood in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• brotherhood at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?d???e??n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

federation (countable and uncountable, plural federations)

1. Act of joining together into a single political entity.

   It is 106 years since federation.

2. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
3. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
4. (computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Alternative forms

• fœderation (archaic) [18^th–19^th C]

Related terms

• federate, federative
• federationism, federationist; federational, federationalist, federationalism
• confederation; federal

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: pederasyon
• ? Burmese: ???????????? (hpaida.re:hrang:)

Translations

Adjective

federation (not comparable)

1. (Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

   We live in a federation house.

   • 2000, Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, page 221,

     The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects.

   • 2002, Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook, page 754,

     Five Chimneys, 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation ^[sic] in large federation house, spa, swimming pool.

   • 2010, Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century, page 27,

     Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm.

Danish

Noun

federation c (singular definite federationen, plural indefinite federationer)

1. unofficial form of of føderation

Declension

Synonyms

• forbundsstat

Swedish

Noun

federation c

1. federation; an array of states or nations

Declension

Related terms

• federal