Reconcentration

Reconcentration
Reconcentration Re*con`cen*tra"tion, n. The act of reconcentrating or the state of being reconcentrated; esp., the act or policy of concentrating the rural population in or about towns and villages for convenience in political or military administration, as in Cuba during the revolution of 1895-98. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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