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Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaapas saunpna
"सरकार ने क्षेत्र को वापस सौंपने का निर्णय लिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cede or give back (territory, rights, or property) to a former owner or nation.
"The colonial power agreed to retrocede the disputed territory to the republic." - 2
To go back or move backward; to recede.
"The floodwaters began to retrocede slowly after the storm passed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'retrocedere', meaning 'to go back' or 'retire', composed of 'retro-' (backward) and 'cedere' (to go, withdraw). Entering Middle English and later formal legal terminology, it retained its specialized meaning of ceding territory back or returning something to a former owner.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Retrocede" is said worldwide
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rétrocéder
Transliteration: ʁetʁosede
"Le gouvernement a décidé de rétrocéder ces terres."
zurückübertragen
Transliteration: tsuˈʁʏkʔyːbɐˌtʁaːɡn̩
"Das Gebiet wurde an den Staat zurückübertragen."
retrocedere
Transliteration: retroˈtʃɛdere
"La nazione ha deciso di retrocedere la provincia."
retroceder
Transliteration: retɾoseˈdeɾ
"El tratado obliga a retroceder los territorios ocupados."
retroceder
Transliteration: hetɾoseˈdeɾ
"Eles tiveram que retroceder a concessão."
वापस सौंपना
Transliteration: vaapas saunpna
"सरकार ने क्षेत्र को वापस सौंपने का निर्णय लिया।"
归还
Transliteration: guīhuán
"该国同意将领土归还给原主。"
반환하다
Transliteration: banhwanhada
"조약에 따라 영토를 반환하기로 합의했다."
返還する
Transliteration: henkan suru
"条約に基づきその土地を返還することが決定した。"
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