Something reserved or set apart for a particular reason or purpose. A location or area reserved for a particular use or purpose, esp. as the…
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > reservation for indigenous people (12) reserve1667 Something reserved or set apart for a particular reason or purpose. A location or area reserved for a particular use or purpose, esp. as the… Indian reserve1752 an Indian reservation. reservation1792 Originally U.S. Cf. reserve, n. 5b. spec. (North American) An area of land set apart or reserved by the government for occupation by North American… Indian reservation1804 an area of land set apart by the government for occupation by American Indians; cf. reservation, n. 9. station1825 Australian. A tract of land recognized as being occupied by Australian Aboriginal people; a reserve for Australian Aboriginal people, esp. as… location1833 South African. An area of land occupied by a particular population group, esp. one set aside for the use of indigenous peoples; a reserve. Now histo… native reserve1842 an area of land (esp. in Africa) set aside, originally by a colonial administration, later by a national government, for the exclusive use of the… native location1866 South African. In the 19th and early 20th centuries (esp. in the province of Natal): an extensive area of rural land allocated to an African… res1880 An area of land set apart or reserved by the government for occupation by American Indians. Frequently in on the res. See reservation, n. 9. native location1928 South African. During the 20th century, esp. in the early years of apartheid: a residential area on the outskirts of a town or city to which the… township1934 In South Africa: an urban or peri-urban area occupied predominantly by black South Africans and formerly officially designated for non-white… homeland1959 South African. During the mid 20th cent., under the policy of apartheid (or ‘separate development’): any of ten partially self-governing areas in… |
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