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reservationism

reservationism noun: india's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups.

Noun

reservationism (uncountable)

  1. India's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups.
  2. The policy of confinement of Native Americans to Indian reservations.

Origin of reservationism

From reservation + -ism.

Questions about reservationism

What does reservationism mean?
Reservationism means india's system of reserving seats in government and in higher educational institutions for certain underprivileged groups.
What part of speech is reservationism?
Reservationism is a noun.

Words near reservationism in the dictionary

  1. reservation
  2. reservation booking designator
  3. reservation booking designators
  4. reservation price
  5. reservation prices
  6. reservationism
  7. reservationist
  8. reservationists
  9. reservations
  10. reservative
  11. reservatives

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