Federalism: Division of political authority between a central government and state or provincial governments. Federalism is in contrast to unitary political systems where there are no quasi-sovereign governmental units that co-exist with the national government.ederalism: Division of political authority between a central government and state or provincial governments. Federalism is in contrast to unitary political systems where there are no quasi-sovereign governmental units that co-exist with the national government.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Magdalen. magâ²da-len, n. a repentant prostitute.âAlso Magâ²dalene. [From Mary Magdalene (Luke, viii. 2), confused with the woman of Luke vii.
Madalina is a Romanian form of the name Magdalene. The name Magdalene derives from a character in the New Testament who came from the town of Magdala.agdala was a village on the Galilee that was located a few miles north of Tiberias and its name means high tower in Hebrew. Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, who was given this name to distinguish her from other Marys, was healed by Jesus of evil spirits and infirmities.