reconquest
reconquest · reconquests
Rückeroberung
The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territoryThe act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory.
the reconquest of Spain
Rückeroberung
Translations
5 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
act or process of conquering again:
Origin
From re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle FrenchFrom re- + conquest (noun), probably after either the verb and reconquer, or Middle French reconquest, reconqueste (modern French reconquête).
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Forms
plural: reconquests| Singular | reconquest |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedreconquer
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable