chasse gardée
Americannoun
plural
chasses gardées-
a private hunting preserve.
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private grounds.
Example Sentences
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France for decades regarded its former colony, which gained independence in 1960, as part of its “chasse gardée” — or private reserve — in Africa.
From New York Times
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