Conservancy

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  • noun. Conservation, especially of natural resources.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats in the United States.
  • noun. A commission supervising fisheries and navigation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of preserving; conservation; preservation: as, the conservancy of forests.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The conservation of a resource
  • noun. An organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources
  • noun. A commission that deals with fishery and navigation
  • noun. A state in which a company is allowed to continue trading without incurring any new financial liabilities or disposing of any assets
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
  • noun. the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
  • Word Usage
    "The conservancy is a nonprofit based in Cold Spring, N.Y., and the tours, which drew more than 75,000 people last year, are its largest fund-raiser."
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