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/ɪnˈkæmpm(ə)nt/
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a Chinese constellation located near Pegasus, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the larger Black Turtle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, often, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Narrower terms: aul, base camp, bastille, bivouac, firebase, hutment, kirri, laager, tent embassy, tabor
A place where people or things stay temporarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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A meeting (especially an annual meeting or important conference) of an outdoorsy group of people, such as military veterans or scouts of the scouting movement.
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Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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A meeting of Freemasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: Freemasonry, lifestyle
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The act of encamping or setting up a camp; also, the state of being encamped or in a camp.
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Usage: uncountable
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the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: camping, bivouacking, tenting
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Broader terms: inhabitancy, inhabitation, habitation
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
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Synonyms: camp, cantonment, bivouac
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Broader terms: military quarters
Narrower terms: boot camp, hutment, laager, lager
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, camping area
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Broader terms: site, land site
A calque of Chinese 室宿 (Shìsù) (literally "room" or "chamber").
PIE word *h1én From encamp (“to establish a camp or temporary shelter”) + -ment (suffix forming nouns denoting actions or their results).
Across languages
Translations 110 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
lag
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Arabic :
مَحَلَّة
(maḥalla)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Arabic :
مُخَيَّم
(muḵayyam)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Arabic :
مُعَسْكَر
(muʕaskar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic :
ܡܲܫܪܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ
(mašrīṯā)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Armenian :
բանակ
(banak)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Armenian :
բուն
(bun)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Armenian :
ճահուկ
(čahuk)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Armenian :
ճամբար
(čambar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Azerbaijani :
düşərgə
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Bengali :
লস্কর
(loskor)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Bulgarian :
лагер
(lager)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Catalan :
campament
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Chinese Mandarin :
營 /营
(yíng)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Chinese Mandarin :
營寨 /营寨
(yíngzhài)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Coptic :
ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ
(parembolē)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Czech :
tábor
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Czech :
tábořiště
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Czech :
ležení
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Dutch :
legering
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Dutch :
tentenkamp
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Egyptian :
a:f-A-i-i-pr
(ꜥfꜣy)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Finnish :
leiri
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Finnish :
leirintäalue
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Finnish :
leiripaikka
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Finnish :
parakkikylä
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
French :
campement
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Georgian :
ბანაკი
(banaḳi)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
German :
Feldlager
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
German :
Lager
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
German :
Lagerplatz
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Greek :
κατασκήνωση
(kataskínosi)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Ancient Greek :
πᾰρεμβολή
(părembolḗ)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Ancient Greek :
στρᾰτόπεδον
(strătópedon)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Gujarati :
છાવણી
(chāvṇī)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Gujarati :
લશ્કર
(laśkar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Gujarati :
ઉર્દૂ
(urdū)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hebrew :
מאהל
(maahál)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hindi :
कंपू
(kampū)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hindi :
छावनी
(chāvnī)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hindi :
लश्कर
(laśkar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hindi :
शिविर
(śivir)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hungarian :
kemping
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Hungarian :
táborhely
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Icelandic :
búð
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Ido :
kampo
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Ingrian :
laageri
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Irish :
suí
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Middle Irish :
longphort
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Irish :
dúnad
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Irish :
scor
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Italian :
accampamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Italian :
attendamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Italian :
baraccamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Italian :
campeggiamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Japanese :
幕府
(bakufu)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Javanese :
kuṭa
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Javanese :
kuwu
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Kannada :
ಠಾಣೆ
(ṭhāṇe)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Middle Korean :
바오달〮
(pàGwòtál)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Kurtöp :
གར
(gar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Lakota :
wičhóthi
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Latin :
alberga
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Latin :
castra
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Malagasy :
lasy
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Māori :
kāinga taupua
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Māori :
puninga
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Māori :
pūpahi
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Māori :
taupuni
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Marathi :
लष्कर
(laṣkar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Marathi :
पडाव
(paḍāv)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Marwari :
लसकर
(laskar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Middle English :
stablie
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old English :
wīc
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Olukumi :
àgọ́
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Polish :
koczowisko
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Polish :
obozowisko
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Polish :
obóz
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Polish :
biwak
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Old Polish :
stan
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Portuguese :
acampamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Romanian :
campament
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Romanian :
baracament
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Romanian :
tabără
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Spanish :
campamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Spanish :
almofalla (disused)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Spanish :
almahala (disused)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Spanish :
acampamento
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Sumerian :
𒆝
(šubtu6)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Swahili :
boma
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Swedish :
förläggning
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Swedish :
arméförläggning
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Swedish :
militärförläggning
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Swedish :
tältläger
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Urdu :
چھاؤنی
(chāonī)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Urdu :
لشکر
(laśkar)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Urdu :
مَحَلَّہ
(mahalla)
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Welsh :
gwersyll
— place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
Finnish :
leiri
— place where people or things stay temporarily
Polish :
koczowisko
— place where people or things stay temporarily
Polish :
obozowisko
— place where people or things stay temporarily
Polish :
obóz
— place where people or things stay temporarily
Polish :
biwak
— place where people or things stay temporarily
Finnish :
leiri
— enclosed or fortified prehistoric site
Finnish :
muinaislinna
— enclosed or fortified prehistoric site
Polish :
grodzisko
— enclosed or fortified prehistoric site
Czech :
utáboření
— act of encamping or setting up a camp; state of being encamped or in a camp
Finnish :
leiriytyminen
— act of encamping or setting up a camp; state of being encamped or in a camp
Macedonian :
логорување
(logoruvanje)
— act of encamping or setting up a camp; state of being encamped or in a camp
Polish :
obozowanie
— act of encamping or setting up a camp; state of being encamped or in a camp
