"reconquest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reconquests [plural]
Etymology: Either from Middle French reconqueste or from re- + conquest. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|frm|reconqueste}} Middle French reconqueste, {{prefix|en|re|conquest}} re- + conquest Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reconquest (countable and uncountable, plural reconquests)
  1. The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: conquest, reconquer Translations (act or process of conquering again): վերանվաճում (veranvačum) (Armenian), reconquête [feminine] (French), reconquista [feminine] (Galician), Rückeroberung [feminine] (German), gjenerobring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), reconquista [feminine] (Portuguese), ath-cheannsachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), reconquista [feminine] (Spanish)

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