Reservation poverty — in the United States is defined as poverty among reservations, or “state or federally recognized, geographically defined areas of varying size over which Native Americans have the primary governing authority” [Grover, Michael: Demographic trends… … Wikipedia
Reservation in India — Reservation in Indian law is a form of affirmative action whereby a percentage of seats are reserved in the public sector units, union and state civil services, union and state government departments and in all public and private educational… … Wikipedia
reservation — res·er·va·tion n 1: the act or an instance of reserving reservation of rights 2: the creation by and for a grantor of a new right or interest (as an easement) in real property granted to another; also: the right or interest so created or the… … Law dictionary
Reservation — Res er*va tion (r?z ?r v? sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r[ e]servation, LL. reservatio. See {Reserve}.] 1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve. A. Smith. [1913 Webster] With reservation of an hundred… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reservation — ► NOUN 1) the action of reserving. 2) an arrangement whereby something is reserved. 3) an area of land set aside for occupation by North American Indians or Australian Aboriginals. 4) a qualification or expression of doubt attached to a statement … English terms dictionary
Reservation policy in Indian Institutes of Technology — The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) practices affirmative action and offers reservation to backward sections of the society. This has been the subject of much debate and protests.Historical overviewIndia is one of the countries that… … Wikipedia
reservation — [[t]re̱zə(r)ve͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] reservations 1) N VAR: oft N about n If you have reservations about something, you are not sure that it is entirely good or right. I told him my main reservation about his film was the ending... After three days, the… … English dictionary
reservation — an area of land not taken from American Indians by white settlers The homelands of South Africa were not an original idea: ... the vegetation or lack of it wasn t all that different from the reservation of his youth. (Clancy, 1991 an… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
reservation — noun Date: 15th century 1. an act of reserving something: as a. (1) the act or fact of a grantor s reserving some newly created thing out of the thing granted (2) the right or interest so reserved b. the setting of limiting conditions or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
reservation — n. 1 the act or an instance of reserving or being reserved. 2 a booking (of a room, berth, seat, etc.). 3 the thing booked, e.g. a room in a hotel. 4 an express or tacit limitation or exception to an agreement etc. (had reservations about the… … Useful english dictionary
