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reservation

[rez-er-vey-shuhn] / ˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən /


NOUN
the act of holding something, or thing held for future use
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NOUN
habitat for large group
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Reservation growth in L.A. was capped below 10% for most of the same period.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The 350-suite hotel on the Salt River Reservation near Scottsdale was so full of vacationing families that we couldn’t get a room until Sunday, and it was nearly sold out that night, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Miles holds a federally recognized tribal enrollment card from the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation — a document that establishes her as both a member of her nation and a U.S. citizen.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2025

Protests against the pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation drew thousands, but Greenpeace argued it did not lead the demonstration and that the lawsuit threatened free speech.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2025

Ever since the Spokane Indian Reservation was founded back in 1881, nobody in my family had ever lived anywhere else.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie




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