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adj
Of or relating to a period when cities in the United States can no longer rely on federal funding and must seek local sources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, not-comparable
Topics: economics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Proto-Indo-European *bheydh- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bheydhós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedusder. French fédéralder. English federal English postfederal From post- + federal.
