Meanings
- not comparableNot a reservation, or not part of a reservation.
nonreservation land
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Mr. Kempthorne, who has long opposed Indian casinos on nonreservation land, said in his letters that the casinos would be too far away to offer jobs to tribal residents and that forcing residents to relocate would hurt the reservations.
2008 January 5, Anahad O’Connor, “Interior Secretary Rejects Catskill Casino Plans”, in New York Times - not comparablehotel rooms; etc; hotel rooms; etcNot subject to being reserved.
nonreservation seating
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Near-synonym: first come, first served
Synonyms: first come, first served
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot subject to being reserved.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Englishreservation
- Englishnonreservation
From non- + reservation.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
nonreservation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreservation
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