reclamation

Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/
• (General American) enPR: rĕk'lə-mā′shn, IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: rec‧la‧ma‧tion

reclamation (countable and uncountable, plural reclamations)

1. The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
   • 2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America‎, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222:

     Ignoring international law, the Chinese have claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and are embarked upon a massive land reclamation and construction program to bolster these claims.

   • 2023 March 8, Chris Howe, “Building the platform for Old Oak Common's platforms”, in RAIL, number 978, page 60:

     From there, the material will be transported by rail to three sites across the country, to be used for land reclamation.

2. The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

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