Conservancy
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noun.
Conservation, especially of natural resources.
noun.
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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
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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."
cross-reference
court of conservancy
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
commission
committee
conservation
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
*is*
aeration
afforestation
camber
colostomy
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
preservation