Standard Lemma guide

kamp

adj · 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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  • /kæmp/
  • [khɛəmp] General American, Canada, /æ/ raising
  • General American, Canada, /æ/ raising
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æmp
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 M P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

homosexual

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

lesbian (in Maori communities)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: New-Zealand, historical, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Spelling variant of camp (“homosexual”).