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campsite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkæmpˌsaɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 M P S AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, encampment, camping area

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: site, land site

History

Etymology

From camp + site.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kampeerplek — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Catalan: càmping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Chinese Mandarin: 露營地 /露营地 (lùyíngdì) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Chinese Mandarin: 營地 /营地 (yíngdì) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Danish: campingplads — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Danish: lejrplads — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Dutch: kampeerterrein — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Dutch: camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Esperanto: tendaro — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Esperanto: kampadejo — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Finnish: leirintäalue — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Finnish: leiripaikka — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • French: camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • French: terrain de camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • French: campement — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Georgian: საკარვე ადგილი (saḳarve adgili) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • German: Campingplatz — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • German: Camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Hindi: शिविर (śivir) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Hungarian: kemping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Hungarian: táborhely — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Japanese: キャンプ場 (kyanpu-jō) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Japanese: キャンプサイト (kyanpusaito) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Korean: 캠프장 (kaempeujang) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Lithuanian: stovyklavietė — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Lithuanian: kempingas — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Luxembourgish: Camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Manchu: ᡨᠠᡨᠠᠨ (tatan) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Māori: taupahī — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Norman: camp'thie — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Norwegian Bokmål: campingplass — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Norwegian Bokmål: teltplass — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: campingplass — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teltplass — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Polish: pole namiotowe — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Polish: obozowisko — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Polish: kemping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Portuguese: área de acampamento — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Portuguese: parque de campismo — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Romanian: camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Russian: ке́мпинг (kémping) — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Spanish: camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Spanish: campamento — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Spanish: acampamento — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Swedish: campingplats — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Swedish: camping — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
  • Welsh: gwersyllfa — a place where a tent may be or is pitched
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