English > cantonment: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. |
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| Synonyms | camp, encampment, bivouac |
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| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
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| Narrower | boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
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| hutment | (chiefly military) an encampment of huts |
| laager, lager | A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons |
| Broader | military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post |
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| Spanish | acantonamiento, campamento, campo, cantón, vivac, vivaque |
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| Catalan | acantonament |
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| Verbs | canton | provide housing for (military personnel) |
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