Definition of "reconquest" [re•con•quest]

• The act or process of conquering something again, such as a territory. (noun)

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• "They call it with deadly significance the "conquered territory," and the idea of reconquest is strong in their minds."
• "Plus, the Americans helped kill or capture 200-plus jihadists of European nationality who'd gone to Afghanistan to prepare for "reconquest," first of Spain and then of the rest of the old continent."
• ""a thousand other former combatants since October 17", when the DRC army began a series of operations of "reconquest", which have also made possible the recovery of Ituri's chief gold mines."