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   camp

   /kamp/

   noun

   • 1. a place with temporary accommodation of huts, tents, or other structures, typically used by soldiers, refugees, or travelling people. Similar bivouacencampmentcantonmentbarracksbasecampsitecamping groundtentshistorical:laager
   • ▪ a complex of buildings for holiday accommodation, with recreational facilities. Similar bivouacencampmentcantonmentbarracksbasecampsitecamping groundtentshistorical:laager
   • ▪ a summer holiday programme for children, offering a range of activities: North American "he became the dramatic counselor at camp"
   • ▪ temporary overnight lodging in tents: "we pitched camp at a fine spot"
   • ▪ an enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially an Iron Age hill fort. British
   • 2. the supporters of a particular party or doctrine regarded collectively: "the change is aimed at accommodating last year's political agreement between the island territory's pro- and anti-independence camps" Similar factionwingsidegrouppartylobbycaucusbloccliquecoteriesetsectcabal
   • 3. a fenced field or enclosed area for grazing. South African
   • ▪ a place where livestock regularly congregate or where a mustered herd is assembled. Australian, New Zealand

   verb

   • 1. live for a time in a tent, especially while on holiday: "there are holiday parks in which you can camp or stay in a chalet"
   • ▪ lodge temporarily, especially in an inappropriate or uncomfortable place: "we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom"
   • ▪ remain persistently in one place: "the press will be camping on your doorstep once they get on to this story"
   • 2. (of livestock) assemble together for rest. Australian, New Zealand
   • 3. divide (land) and enclose with fences. South African

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French camp, champ, from Italian campo, from Latin campus ‘level ground’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › campCamp Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. a. : a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) migrant labor camp. b. : a group of tents, cabins, or huts. fishing camps along the river.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCAMP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CAMP definition: 1. a place where people stay in tents or other temporary structures: 2. an area where people are…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCAMP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay. ...a refugee camp. 2,500 foreign prisoners-of-war, including Americans, had been held in camps near Tambov. 2. variable noun B2.

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   a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter. such tents or shelters collectively: The regiment transported its camp in trucks. the persons so sheltered: The camp slept through the storm. the act of camping out: Camp is far more pleasant in summer than in winter.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcamp noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [countable] (used in compounds) a place where people are kept in temporary buildings or tents, especially by a government and often for long periods. They criticized the appalling conditions in the refugee camps. a detention/an internment camp. They were repeatedly beaten by camp guards.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › campCamp - definition of camp by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a place where tents, cabins, or other temporary structures are erected for the use of military troops, for training soldiers, etc. 2. (Military) the military life. 3. tents, cabins, etc, used as temporary lodgings by a group of travellers, holiday-makers, Scouts, etc. 4. the group of people living in such lodgings.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › campCamp Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   CAMP meaning: 1 : a place that is usually far away from cities and that has tents, small houses, etc., that people can live in for a short period of time; 2 : a town that has been set up so people can live there and work nearby