conquest

UK/ˈkɒŋkwɛst/US/ˈkɑnkwɛst/

nounB2Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,139 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: conquests

A conquest is the taking of a country by force. The Norman Conquest, a war of conquest, after the conquest.

In English history the Conquest with a capital letter means 1066 and nothing else, and dates are still given as before or after it. A war of conquest is one fought to take territory rather than to defend it, and international law has forbidden it since 1945.

Definitions of conquest

1nounconquestThe taking of a country by force.B2
“The Roman conquest of Britain began in AD 43.”

conquest is a taking.

Where it comes from

Middle English
conquest
English, today
conquest

From Middle English conquest.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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conquest in the wild

The resulting dispute led to the Inca Civil War, prior to the conquest.
Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
The North African campaigns form part of Arab-Byzantine wars, as well as part of the century of rapid early Muslim conquests.
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
Taking nearly 70 years, the conquest of the Maghreb was one of the longest campaigns of the early Muslim conquests.
Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
Led by the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, the Aztec Empire had established dominance over modern central Mexico through military conquest and intricate alliances.
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
However, the actual conquest did not begin until 634, two years after Muhammad's death.
Muslim conquest of Syria

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