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encampment

 
Dictionary: en·camp·ment   (ĕn-kămp'mənt) pronunciation
n.
    1. The act of encamping.
    2. The state of being encamped.
  1. A camp; a campsite.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
  Synonyms: campsite, campground, camping site, camping ground, bivouac, camping area

Meaning #2: temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  Synonyms: camp, cantonment, bivouac

Meaning #3: the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
  Synonyms: camping, bivouacking, tenting


Translations: Encampment
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - militærlejr, lejrplads, det at slå lejr

Nederlands (Dutch)
(leger)kamp, de (leger) groep in het kamp, het kamperen, het opzetten van de kampeerplaats

Français (French)
n. - campement, cantonnement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Lager

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στρατόπεδο

Italiano (Italian)
accampamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acampamento (m)

Русский (Russian)
лагерь

Español (Spanish)
n. - campamento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - läger, lägerplats, föläggning i läger

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
露营, 宿营

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 露營, 宿營

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 야영, 야영지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 野営, 宿営所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تخييم, معسكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחנה, הקמת מחנה‬


 
 
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