Reconquista

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proper noun

The process by which the Christian countries of Spain and Portugal were reconquered and regained from the Moors.

OriginSpanish reconquista ← Latin re- ← Proto-Italic *wre- →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Reconquista
  1. IberianhistoryThe process by which the Christian countries of Spain and Portugal were reconquered and regained from the Moors.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Spanishre-
  4. Spanishconquistar
  5. Spanishreconquistardeverb.
  6. Spanishreconquista
  7. EnglishReconquista

Borrowed from Spanish reconquista (“a reconquest”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 收復失地運動 /收复失地运动
  • 收復失地運動 /收复失地运动 (Shōufùshīdìyùndòng)reconquest of Spain and Portugal by Christians
German Reconquista, Rekonquista
  • Reconquistareconquest of Spain and Portugal by Christians
  • Rekonquistareconquest of Spain and Portugal by Christians
Hindi पुनर्विजय
  • पुनर्विजय (punarvijay)reconquest of Spain and Portugal by Christians
Portuguese Reconquista
  • Reconquistareconquest of Spain and Portugal by Christians
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Reconquista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reconquista

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“Reconquista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reconquista. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reconquista,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reconquista.

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