Definition of retrocede in English:

retrocede

verb ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsiːdˌrɛtrəˈsid

[with object]rare

Cede (territory) back again.
Spain retroceded the colony to France
Example sentencesExamples
- Spain retroceded the colony to France just prior to Napoleon's sale of the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803.
- The French emperor retroceded Venetia to Italy, fulfilling the promise he had made in 1859 to ‘unify Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic’.
- It's possible that Congress could retrocede all or most of the District to Maryland, just as it retroceded the Virginia part of the District (which originally included a chunk of Virginia) in the 1840s to Virginia.
- At midnight, 30 June 1997, Hong Kong was retroceded to PRC sovereignty, an event witnessed by millions around the world via a televised Sino-British ceremony in Hong Kong.
- There is even a precedent: The Virginia portion of D.C. was retroceded in 1846, no muss, no fuss, and became Arlington County.

Derivatives

retrocession

noun ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsɛʃ(ə)nˌrɛtrəˈsɛʃ(ə)n

mass noun

The action of ceding territory back to a country or government.
the retrocession of Louisiana from Spain to France in 1800
Example sentencesExamples
- In terms of the convenience of the parties and witnesses, the placing brokers have gone into liquidation and the person who had primary responsibility for broking the retrocession is believed to be in New Zealand.
- Madison's lengthy March 2, 1803, instructions to Livingston and Monroe - the clearest statement of the administration's hopes and fears - never appears in the chapters on the retrocession and the purchase.
- If, as the Appellants contend, the fronting company alone is the reinsured, it follows that the reinsured's retention for net account will be reduced by the quota share retrocessions within the pool.

retrocedent

adjective

rare

Origin

Mid 17th century in sense ‘retreat, recede’: from French rétrocéder ‘go back’.

Rhymes

accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed

Definition of retrocede in US English:

retrocede

verbˌretrəˈsēdˌrɛtrəˈsid

[with object]rare

Cede (territory) back again.
Spain retroceded the colony to France
Example sentencesExamples
- There is even a precedent: The Virginia portion of D.C. was retroceded in 1846, no muss, no fuss, and became Arlington County.
- Spain retroceded the colony to France just prior to Napoleon's sale of the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803.
- It's possible that Congress could retrocede all or most of the District to Maryland, just as it retroceded the Virginia part of the District (which originally included a chunk of Virginia) in the 1840s to Virginia.
- At midnight, 30 June 1997, Hong Kong was retroceded to PRC sovereignty, an event witnessed by millions around the world via a televised Sino-British ceremony in Hong Kong.
- The French emperor retroceded Venetia to Italy, fulfilling the promise he had made in 1859 to ‘unify Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic’.

Origin

Mid 17th century in sense ‘retreat, recede’: from French rétrocéder ‘go back’.

单词	retrocede
释义	Definition of retrocede in English: retrocede verb ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsiːdˌrɛtrəˈsid [with object]rare Cede (territory) back again. Spain retroceded the colony to France Example sentencesExamples Spain retroceded the colony to France just prior to Napoleon's sale of the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803. The French emperor retroceded Venetia to Italy, fulfilling the promise he had made in 1859 to ‘unify Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic’. It's possible that Congress could retrocede all or most of the District to Maryland, just as it retroceded the Virginia part of the District (which originally included a chunk of Virginia) in the 1840s to Virginia. At midnight, 30 June 1997, Hong Kong was retroceded to PRC sovereignty, an event witnessed by millions around the world via a televised Sino-British ceremony in Hong Kong. There is even a precedent: The Virginia portion of D.C. was retroceded in 1846, no muss, no fuss, and became Arlington County. Derivatives retrocession noun ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈsɛʃ(ə)nˌrɛtrəˈsɛʃ(ə)n mass noun The action of ceding territory back to a country or government. the retrocession of Louisiana from Spain to France in 1800 Example sentencesExamples In terms of the convenience of the parties and witnesses, the placing brokers have gone into liquidation and the person who had primary responsibility for broking the retrocession is believed to be in New Zealand. Madison's lengthy March 2, 1803, instructions to Livingston and Monroe - the clearest statement of the administration's hopes and fears - never appears in the chapters on the retrocession and the purchase. If, as the Appellants contend, the fronting company alone is the reinsured, it follows that the reinsured's retention for net account will be reduced by the quota share retrocessions within the pool. retrocedent adjective rare Origin Mid 17th century in sense ‘retreat, recede’: from French rétrocéder ‘go back’. Rhymes accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed Definition of retrocede in US English: retrocede verbˌretrəˈsēdˌrɛtrəˈsid [with object]rare Cede (territory) back again. Spain retroceded the colony to France Example sentencesExamples There is even a precedent: The Virginia portion of D.C. was retroceded in 1846, no muss, no fuss, and became Arlington County. Spain retroceded the colony to France just prior to Napoleon's sale of the Louisiana territory to the United States in 1803. It's possible that Congress could retrocede all or most of the District to Maryland, just as it retroceded the Virginia part of the District (which originally included a chunk of Virginia) in the 1840s to Virginia. At midnight, 30 June 1997, Hong Kong was retroceded to PRC sovereignty, an event witnessed by millions around the world via a televised Sino-British ceremony in Hong Kong. The French emperor retroceded Venetia to Italy, fulfilling the promise he had made in 1859 to ‘unify Italy from the Alps to the Adriatic’. Origin Mid 17th century in sense ‘retreat, recede’: from French rétrocéder ‘go back’.
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