CONQUEST


Meaning of CONQUEST in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ violent

the desire of each tribe to show its superiority through violent ~

▪ military

▪ Muslim , Norman , Roman , Spanish , etc.

the Roman ~ of Britain

the European ~ of South America

the Muslim ~ of Spain in the 8th century

▪ colonial , imperial

the English colonial ~ of the Indian subcontinent

▪ territorial

Trade rather than territorial ~ was held to be the route to progress.

▪ sexual

▪ latest

Alicia's latest ~, Victor

VERB + CONQUEST

▪ make

The army made many ~s in the east.

▪ complete

PREPOSITION

▪ by ~ , through ~

He continued to expand his kingdom by ~.

▪ ~ of

the Spanish ~ of Mexico

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .