Confederate adjective 3noun 3forms 1 adjective3 •(historical) Of or relating to the Confederate States of America. •(historical) Of or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars. •(historical) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. noun3 •(historical) A citizen of the Confederate States of America.In fact, I heard everything in the world except that the Confederates lost the war. When I was ten years old, it was a violent shock to learn that General Lee had been defeated. — 2012 •(historical) A supporter of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. •(historical) A supporter of Irish Catholic self-rule during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. formsConfederates
