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reconquest
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Re`con´quest    (~kw?st)
n.1.A second conquest.
Translations
reconquest [ˈriːˈkɒŋkwest] Nreconquista f
the Reconquest [of Spain] → la Reconquista
reconquest
n (of town, territory)Zurückeroberung f; (of enemy)erneuter Sieg (→ of über +acc)


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