different between federation vs guild

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

English

Alternative forms

• gild

Etymology

From Middle English gilde, from Old Norse gildi (“payment, guild”). Related to geld, yield, yauld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ld/
• Rhymes: -?ld
• Homophones: gild, gilled

Noun

guild (plural guilds)

1. A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.
2. A corporation.
3. (ecology) A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits.
4. (video games) An organized group of players who regularly play together in a multiplayer game.

Synonyms

• (medieval professional associations): Hanse (merchants)
• (modern professional associations): trade union, union, professional association

Translations

See also

• (meeting place): guild hall, guildhall, guildsman, guildswoman, common house, common hall

References

• The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, 2000, Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009
• Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, HarperCollins Publishers, 2003