[{"word":"reservation","phonetic":"/ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/","audio":""},{"text":"/ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The committee authorised the reservation of funds."},{"definition":"Something that is withheld or kept back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have reservations about your intentions."},{"definition":"A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith."},{"definition":"The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway; see also central reservation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic."},{"definition":"The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["res","reserve","rez","booking","median","median strip"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reservation"]}]