Reservation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a district that is reserved for particular purpose

a statement that limits or restricts some claim

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛzəvˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛzəvˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he recommended her without any reservations
wondered who had made the booking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reserve mental reservation qualification arriere pensee booking

Parts of Speech

noun	a district that is reserved for particular purpose
noun	a statement that limits or restricts some claim “he recommended her without any reservations”
noun	an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
noun	the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) “wondered who had made the booking”
noun	the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
noun	something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
noun	the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

Word Forms

qualify	verb	make more specific
book	verb	register in a hotel booker
reserve	verb	arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reservierung

ein Bezirk, der einem bestimmten Zweck vorbehalten ist

🇫🇷French

réservation

un quartier réservé à un usage particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

reserva

un distrito que está reservado para un propósito particular

🇮🇹Italian

prenotazione

un distretto riservato a uno scopo particolare

🇳🇱Dutch

reservering

een district dat voor een bepaald doel is gereserveerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

reserva

um distrito reservado para um propósito específico

🇷🇺Russian

бронирование

район, зарезервированный для определенной цели

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरक्षण

वह जिला जो विशेष प्रयोजन के लिए आरक्षित है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংরক্ষণ

একটি জেলা যা বিশেষ উদ্দেশ্যে সংরক্ষিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இட ஒதுக்கீடு

குறிப்பிட்ட நோக்கத்திற்காக ஒதுக்கப்பட்ட மாவட்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రిజర్వేషన్

నిర్దిష్ట ప్రయోజనం కోసం ప్రత్యేకించబడిన జిల్లా

🇮🇳Marathi

आरक्षण

विशिष्ट हेतूसाठी राखीव असलेला जिल्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આરક્ષણ

એક જિલ્લો જે ખાસ હેતુ માટે આરક્ષિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೀಸಲಾತಿ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕಾಯ್ದಿರಿಸಿದ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംവരണം

പ്രത്യേക ആവശ്യത്തിനായി സംവരണം ചെയ്ത ഒരു ജില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਿਜ਼ਰਵੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਜੋ ਖਾਸ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਰਾਖਵਾਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بکنگ

ایک ضلع جو خاص مقصد کے لیے مخصوص ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预订

为特定目的保留的地区

🇯🇵Japanese

予約

特定の目的のために確保されている地区

🇰🇷Korean

예약

특정 목적을 위해 예약된 구역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đặt chỗ

một quận được dành riêng cho mục đích cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

การจอง

อำเภอที่สงวนไว้เพื่อวัตถุประสงค์เฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

reservasi

sebuah distrik yang dicadangkan untuk tujuan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapareserba

isang distrito na nakalaan para sa partikular na layunin

🇲🇾Malay

tempahan

daerah yang dikhaskan untuk tujuan tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حجز

منطقة محجوزة لغرض معين

🇮🇷Persian

رزرو

منطقه ای که برای هدف خاصی در نظر گرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

rezervasyon

belirli bir amaç için ayrılmış bir bölge

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַזמָנָה

מחוז ששמור למטרה מסוימת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'reservation'?

The primary meaning of 'reservation' is 'a district that is reserved for particular purpose'.

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Using 'reservation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reservation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reservation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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