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dispossession
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ən/ us /ˌdɪs.pəˈzeʃ.ən/
the fact of having property, especially buildings or land, taken away from you, or the act of taking property away from a person or group: 剥夺，夺去（财产，尤指房屋或土地）
He said that the country was founded on the dispossession and slaughter of the land's indigenous inhabitants.他说，这个国家是在抢夺和屠杀原住民的基础上建立起来的。
dispossession ofHer main theme is the dispossession of ancient Aboriginal lands by white settlers.她探讨的主要主题是白人移民对古代原住民土地的剥夺。
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The expansion of mining led to the dispossession, economic marginalization, and attempted assimilation of indigenous peoples.
Steinbeck's chronicle of the Joad family's dispossession tore at the nation's heartstrings.
The invasion of this country and the resulting dispossession of the original inhabitants has caused real hurt and pain.
The tribe has a profound sense of dispossession.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking things away from someone or somewhere
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bear away
carry someone away
carry something off
collect someone/something from somewhere
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drain
drain (something) away
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dredge
expropriate
expropriation
relieve
remove
rob
root something/someone out
rout someone out
seize
shear
sweep
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