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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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That has been understood to mean that people within the United States are subject to the laws here, except for foreign diplomats and, for a time, Native Americans who lived on tribal reservations.

From Los Angeles Times

Data from OpenTable showed that U.S. reservation trends were still positive, but less so last week than in the past, the UBS analysts said.

From MarketWatch

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, had expressed some reservations about his chamber’s bill, but stressed that workers needed their paychecks.

From MarketWatch

Stewart continued to find audiences in Texas dance halls, as well as on the Native American reservations of the Southwest.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indian tribes retained the right to conduct Nevada-style casinos on reservations in 2000, a form of gambling that is otherwise prohibited through the state’s Constitution.

From Los Angeles Times