Phrase guide

reeducation camp

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

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  • rhymes with -æmp

1

noun

Meaning 1

A camp or prison where ideological dissidents undergo reeducation or indoctrination.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A camp where people are rehabilitated to health, especially after injury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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History

Etymology

From reeducation + camp. First use appears c. 1935 in the Oakland Tribune.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 再教育營 /再教育营 (zàijiàoyùyíng) — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勞改營 /劳改营 (láogǎiyíng) — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Dutch: heropvoedingskamp — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Finnish: uudelleenkoulutusleiri — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • French: camp de rééducation — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • German: Umerziehungslager — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Kazakh: қайта тәрбиелеу лагері (qaita tärbieleu lagerı) — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Kyrgyz: кайра тарбиялоо лагери (kayra tarbiyaloo lageri) — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Russian: ла́герь перевоспита́ния (lágerʹ perevospitánija) — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Swedish: omskolningsläger — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Turkish: yeniden eğitim kampı — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation
  • Uyghur: قايتا تەربىيەلەش لاگىرى (qayta terbiyelesh lagiri) — camp where dissidents undergo reeducation