Definition of reclamation in English:
reclamation
noun rɛkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun1The process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right.
the reclamation of our shared history
these memories are a conscious act of reclamation
count noun I understand her work as a reclamation of a lost Italian cultural legacy
- 1.1 The cultivation of waste land or land formerly under water.
the aggressive reclamation of woodlands for agricultural production
as modifier a land reclamation project
Definition of reclamation in US English:
reclamation
nounˌrekləˈmāSH(ə)nˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n
1The process of claiming something back or of reasserting a right.
the reclamation of our shared history
these memories are a conscious act of reclamation
I understand her work as a reclamation of a lost Italian cultural legacy
- 1.1 The cultivation of waste land or land formerly under water.
the aggressive reclamation of woodlands for agricultural production
as modifier a land reclamation project