reservation
/ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- Something that is withheld or kept back.
- (often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt.
- A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).
- An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
- The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway; see also central reservation.
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