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conservancy

 
Dictionary: con·ser·van·cy   (kən-sûr'vən-sē) pronunciation
n., pl., -cies.
  1. Conservation, especially of natural resources.
    1. An organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats in the United States.
    2. Chiefly British. A commission supervising fisheries and navigation.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (British) a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river

Meaning #2: the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tilsynsråd, fredning, fredningsnævn

Nederlands (Dutch)
milieubeheer

Français (French)
n. - commission de conservation, protection de l'environnement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schutzbehörde, (Natur)schutz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προστασία του φυσικού περιβάλλοντος

Italiano (Italian)
conservazione, tutela

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conservação (f)

Русский (Russian)
сохранение, охрана

Español (Spanish)
n. - conservación, guarda, cuidado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hamnstyrelse, bevarande (av djur, natur mm)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
保护, 管理委员会, 保存

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 保護, 管理委員會, 保存

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보존, 관리위원회

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保存, 管理委員会

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هيئه لصيانه المواني أو الغابات أو الأنهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ועדה מפקחת‬


 
 
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