reconquest
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- noun
- /ˌriːˈkɒŋkwɛst/
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reconquista
- The Apaches made quick overtures to the Spanish after the reconquest in an effort to reestablish trade.
- Spanish reconquest
- reconquest of Spain
This is a reconquest that at least consultants from a later generation would have said was a mistake, an over expansion.
- This is a reconquest that at least consultants from a later generation would have said was a mistake, an over expansion.
- But to tell you the truth, it is not a reconquest, but it is not full assimilation.
Examples
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I cannot fathom the people of Europe settling for anything less than the full reconquest of their homelands.
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"Furthermore, Wright offered to go out myself and join in the undertaking of the reconquest of Georgia."
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Soon thousands of British soldiers sailed from New York and began their reconquest of the South.
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But unlike the jihad, it was concerned primarily with the defense or reconquest of threatened or lost Christian territory.
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Prvost, Campbell, and other British commanders expected Creeks to play a significant role in the reconquest of Georgia.
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Now, with God's backing, he's poised to complete another great objective, the reconquest of Italy, the Roman Empire's ancient heartland.
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After the reconquest of Jerusalem by Saladin's army in 1188, Acre, a diocesan see, was the capital of the Crusaders' realms.
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The victory at the Illora was a turning point in the reconquest of Spain.
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Join Lars Brownworth as the story of Justinian's reconquest of Africa and Italy unfolds.
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Soon thousands of British soldiers sailed from New York and began their reconquest of the South.
Synonyms
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Getting back things that were lost or stolen
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The act of returning something to its original state
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Giving back something lost or paying money for damage
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The act of taking back something lost, for example land or a title
An action of getting control or ownership back
Taking control of land or property again after it was lost
An act of taking control of a country again after independence
The return of land or rights to a former owner
Getting something back that was once lost, sold, or given away
Getting something back after you lost or gave it away
Bringing something back to how it was before
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Etymology
The word reconquest is made of re- meaning 'again' and conquest from conquer meaning 'to win' or 'take by force'. So a reconquest is when you 'win back' land or control that was lost.