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noun
A lodging for soldiers in a garrison town (formerly usually near the rampart); a barracks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
military barracks in a garrison town
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: barrack
History
From French caserne, attested since the late 1600s. Doublet of kasern.
