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Synonyms for retrocession

Grammar : Noun
Spell : re-truh-seed
Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛ trəˈsid

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Définition of retrocession

  • As in ebb : noun regression; decline
Example sentences :
  • Lyell estimates the retrocession of the falls to be about a foot a year.
  • Extract from : « Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No. 3, October 1899 » by Various
  • President Jefferson called the attention of Congress to this retrocession.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Jefferson » by Edward S. Ellis et. al.
  • Bonaparte had secured from Spain the retrocession of the province of Louisiana.
  • Extract from : « Jefferson and his Colleagues » by Allen Johnson
  • The retrocession of the Liaotung Peninsula had not been effected by Russia alone.
  • Extract from : « Russia » by Donald Mackenzie Wallace
  • It does not restore to the Uitlanders all the rights of which they have been unjustly deprived since the retrocession.
  • Extract from : « South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) » by Louis Creswicke
  • The account was made up, the balance was struck, and the retrocession of Louisbourg was the price of peace.
  • Extract from : « A Historical Geography of the British Colonies » by Charles Prestwood Lucas
  • The reason why retrocession of the Falls is possible is found in the occurrence of the shale noted above as underlying the rock.
  • Extract from : « The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts » by George W. Holley
  • We are now prepared to consider these sections with reference to the retrocession of the fall of water.
  • Extract from : « The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts » by George W. Holley
  • No; the people of the trans-Alleghany country could not remain silent and unprotesting witnesses to the retrocession of Louisiana.
  • Extract from : « Jefferson and his Colleagues » by Allen Johnson
  • Mr. S. concluded by declaring that the act of retrocession would have no effect upon his mind as to staying here.
  • Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton

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