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preserve

 
 
/prɪˈzɜːv/ noun

Translation

FOOD [C, U] UK ( US preserves) a sweet food made from fruit, sugar, and water
reçel
apricot/strawberry preserve903869
ACTIVITY [no plural] an activity which only a particular group of people can do
sadece bir grup insanın yapabileceği eylem
Sport used to be a male preserve. Owning racehorses is the preserve of the rich.1869
AREA [C] mainly US an area where wild animals and plants are protected
yabanî hayvanları koruma alanı
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(Definition of preserve noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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