"Reconstruction" meaning in All languages combined

See Reconstruction on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Reconstruction [canonical], the Reconstruction [canonical]
Etymology: A proper-noun variant of reconstruction. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=~}} Reconstruction or the Reconstruction
  1. A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War. Translations (Translations): 重建時代 /重建时代 (Chóngjiàn Shídài) (english: time period) (Chinese Mandarin)
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