despoliation
despoliation noun: a stripping or plundering; spoliation.
Noun
despoliation (countable and uncountable, plural despoliations)
- A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
- Time has taken a terrible revenge upon mankind for his despoliation of the valleys and his defilement of the mountains, yet the industries and the railways of South Wales still put the bravest front upon an outlook which all may hope is becoming less saddening and less grim.1939 September, D. S. Barrie, “The Railways of South Wales”, in Railway Magazine, page 165
despoliation meaning in Urdu
despoliation in Urdu
- دست برد, لوٹ, مکمل غارتگری
Forms of despoliation
| plural | despoliations |
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Origin of despoliation
From Latin dēspoliātiō, from dēspoliō.
Words that rhyme with despoliation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about despoliation
- What does despoliation mean?
- Despoliation means a stripping or plundering; spoliation.
- What is despoliation in Urdu?
- Despoliation in Urdu is دست برد, لوٹ, مکمل غارتگری. See Despoliation meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is despoliation?
- Despoliation is a noun.
- What is the plural of despoliation?
- The plural of despoliation is despoliations.
Words near despoliation in the dictionary
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