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===Pronunciation===
* {{UK}} {{IPA|/ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/}}
* {{US}} {{IPA|/ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/}}

==Noun==
{{noun}}
# The act of {{r|reserv|ing}} or [[withholding]] something.
# Something that is [[withheld]] or reserved.
# {{usually plural}} A [[hesitation]].
#: ''I have '''reservations''' about telling him what I did. I'm afraid he'll break up with me if he knows.''
# {{lc|Land}} given to [[Native American]] people by the [[United States]] [[government]].
# If you make a '''reservation''', you reserve or pay for a room or seat in [[advance]] to be sure that the room or seat will be [[available]] for you when you get there.
#: ''They made a '''reservation''' at the restaurant.''
# {{UK}} The area which [[separate]]s [[opposite]] lanes of [[traffic]] on a [[divide]]d [[road]]; a [[median]] or [[divider]] on a road.

===Related words===
* [[reserve]]