loose confederation

The peace treaty will lay the foundations for a loose confederation of sovereign states .

该和平条约将为主权国家形成松散的同盟关系奠定基础。

Some of the member states wanted a tighter union rather than the loose confederation that developed .

一些成员国想要一个紧密的联盟而不是松散发展的联合。

He suggested that East and West Germany remain separate for a time and then join a loose confederation of German-speaking states .

他认为，东德与西德应保持一段时间的分离状态，之后成为一个以德语为官方语言的松散联盟。

The Franks were originally a loose confederation of Germanic tribes .

法兰克人原来是日尔曼部落的一个松散部落。

In the 1600s , when Europeans arrived , the area was inhabited by the Lenape people . 1 The Lenape were a loose confederation of tribes who lived in what is now Connecticut , New York , New Jersey , and Delaware .

欧洲人于17世纪来到这里，那时居住在此的还是勒纳佩人。1勒纳佩人是一个由众多部落组成的松散联盟，住在如今的康涅狄格、纽约、新泽西以及特拉华地区。