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reparation

/ˌrepəˈreɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण रेपरेशन

युद्ध-क्षतिपूर्ति, हर्जाना

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noun
  1. 1

    [plural]

    money that a country that has lost a war pays for the damage, injuries and deaths it has caused

    युद्ध-क्षतिपूर्ति, हर्जाना

    • After the First World War, Germany was forced to pay huge reparations.

    Synonyms compensation damages indemnity

  2. 2

    [U] ~ (for sth) formal

    the act of giving something to somebody or doing something for them in order to show that you are sorry for suffering that you have caused

    क्षतिपूर्ति, प्रायश्चित, भरपाई

    • Victims are demanding reparation for the harm they suffered.
    • to make reparation for past wrongs

    Synonyms amends restitution redress atonement recompense

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The heavy reparations imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 are often seen as one cause of the Second World War.

1919 की Treaty of Versailles द्वारा Germany पर थोपी गई भारी reparations को द्वितीय विश्वयुद्ध का एक कारण माना जाता है।