conquest
noun
the act or state of conquering or the state of being conquered; vanquishment.
reconquest
-
a word derived from
conquest.
Example Sentences
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Following the reconquest of Spain by the Catholic monarchs, Madrid was converted into Spain’s royal court and capital in 1561 by Felipe II.
From Washington Times ● May 22, 2023
Best of all, he personally offered dominion status to Ireland at a moment when Lloyd George’s government was playing with the idea of full-scale military reconquest.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2018
For the next ten years, Mexico refused to accept the loss of its northern province and promised its eventual reconquest, but never carried out these threats.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
But for resentment to turn into revanchism — an active policy of reconquest — requires opportunity.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2015
For more than two years, she advanced over almost impassable mountain ranges to the reconquest of the territory Austria had stolen from her.
From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Inez Bigwood
