conservancy

noun

/kənˈsɜːvənsi/

/kənˈsɜːrvənsi/

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Conservancy
[singular + singular or plural verb] a group of officials who control the use of a port, a river, an area of land, etc.
- the Thames Conservancy
- Texas Nature Conservancy
[uncountable] (formal) the protection of the natural environment synonym conservation
- nature conservancy
Topics The environmentc2

Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of obsolete conservacy, from Anglo-Norman French conservacie, via Anglo-Latin from Latin conservatio, from the verb conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.

单词	conservancy
释义	conservancy noun /kənˈsɜːvənsi/ /kənˈsɜːrvənsi/ jump to other results Conservancy [singular + singular or plural verb] a group of officials who control the use of a port, a river, an area of land, etc. the Thames Conservancy Texas Nature Conservancy [uncountable] (formal) the protection of the natural environment synonym conservation nature conservancy Topics The environmentc2 Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of obsolete conservacy, from Anglo-Norman French conservacie, via Anglo-Latin from Latin conservatio, from the verb conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.
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