American reconstruction

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1. The act or result of reconstructing.

2. Reconstruction The period (1865-1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union.

Reconstruction [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃən]

(Historical Terms) US History the period after the Civil War when the South was reorganized and reintegrated into the Union (1865-77)

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Noun	1.	Reconstruction - the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877 Reconstruction Period
	2.	reconstruction - the activity of constructing something again fixing, repair, mend, mending, reparation, fix, fixture - the act of putting something in working order again makeover - a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; "the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover" reassembly, refabrication - assembling again re-formation, regeneration - forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting rebuilding - building again
	3.	reconstruction - an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
	4.	reconstruction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall reconstructive memory recollection, reminiscence, recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"

reconstruction

noun

1. rebuilding, reform, restoration, remake, remodelling, regeneration, renovation, reorganization, re-creation, re-establishment America's part in the post-war reconstruction of Germany.

2. re-enactment, account, piecing-together a reconstruction of her ordeal

Translations

reconstruction [ˈriːkənˈstrʌkʃən] N → reconstrucción f

reconstruction [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃ^ən] n

(= renewal, reinvigoration) [country] → reconstruction f

(= rebuilding) [building, road, city] → reconstruction f

(= recreation) [crime, event] → reconstitution f

(MEDICINE) [breast, face] → reconstruction f

reconstruction

n → Rekonstruktion f; (of city, building) → Wiederaufbau m

reconstruction [ˌriːkənˈstrʌkʃ/ən] n → ricostruzione f

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arthroplasty
carpetbaggism
commando operation
EBRD
European Recovery Program
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Land League
makeover
Marshall Plan
Palaic
production loss appraisal
Rathenau
Re-formation
reassembly
rebuilding
reconstruct
Reconstruction Period
reconstructive memory

In a story in USA Today on Monday, the woman, Ann Jones, said, “It is hard to overstate the magnitude of the failure of American reconstruction in Afghanistan.

Another job for Obama by Staff / Las Vegas Sun

Marsalis introduced his second extended work, "Lost in the Crescent," written to reflect the pain and frustration of indentured servants during the American Reconstruction (1865-1900).

Delfeayo Marsalis sextet earns a standing ovation by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)

7 quoted as saying: "There's some outrage that the collective capacity of American reconstruction capability was ignored prior to the war.

IRAQ - Many US Diplomats Refuse To Work In Iraq by APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy

American mink

American mistletoe

American mountain ash

American National Standards Institute