reclamation

[ rek-luh-mey-shuh n ]

/ ˌrɛk ləˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the reclaiming of desert, marshy, or submerged areas or other wasteland for cultivation or other use.

the act or process of reclaiming.

the state of being reclaimed.

the process or industry of deriving usable materials from waste, by-products, etc.

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Origin of reclamation

1525–35, in sense “a protest”; < Middle French < Latin reclāmātiōn- (stem of reclāmātiō) crying out against, equivalent to reclāmāt(us) (past participle of reclāmāre; see reclaim) + -iōn- -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM reclamation

non·rec·la·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby reclamation

reckon with, reckoner, reckoning, reclaim, reclaimant, reclamation, reclassify, reclearance, reclinate, reclination, recline

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Example sentences from the Web for reclamation

For them, this is not demolition but reclamation, cleansing the sanctuary that has been profaned by liberals.
The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One|Jack Schwartz|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Matangi, a reclamation of the brown girl narrative, is a middle finger to you.
M.I.A.’s ‘Matangi’ Is A Defiantly Personal Reclamation of the Brown Girl Narrative|Rawiya Kameir|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He forgot that even the Zionist reclamation project only goes so far.
What Prisoner X Scandal?|Gil Troy|February 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is demanded that the government shall bring about reclamation of the arid lands, and their actual settlement in small tracts.
The Way to the West|Emerson Hough

The reclamation law, while perhaps not ideal, appears at present to answer the larger needs for which it is designed.
State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
They immediately began the work of reclamation, until year by year the island grew.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson
Every item of the whole great plan of Reclamation now in effect was undertaken between 1902 and 1906.
Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt
Now let us see what amount of capital should be invested before the whole project of our reclamation work could be completed.
The International Development of China|Sun Yat-sen

British Dictionary definitions for reclamation

reclamation

/ (ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

the conversion of desert, marsh, or other waste land into land suitable for cultivation

the recovery of useful substances from waste products

the act of reclaiming or state of being reclaimed

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reclamation

noun

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noun