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n.

1. A military post, especially one that is permanently established.
2. The troops stationed at a military post.

tr.v., -soned, -son·ing, -sons.

1. To assign (troops) to a military post.
2. To supply (a post) with troops.
3. To occupy as or convert into a military post.

[Middle English garison, fortified place, from Old French, from garir, to defend, of Germanic origin.]

n. 1. the troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.

2. the building occupied by such troops.

v.

1. provide (a place) with a body of troops: troops are garrisoned in the various territories.

2. station (troops) in a particular place: Soviet forces were garrisoned in Lithuania.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Any place where civilized comforts, such as showers and cots, can be found. Not in the boonies.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - garnison
v. tr. - ligge i garnison

Nederlands (Dutch)
garnizoen, in garnizoen zijn/leggen, militair bezetten

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) garnison
v. tr. - placer une garnison dans, tenir garnison dans, être en garnison à

Deutsch (German)
n. - Garnison, Festung
v. - garnisonieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ., μτφ.) φρουρά
v. - εγκαθιστώ φρουρά

Italiano (Italian)
guarnigione, distaccamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - guarnição (f) (Mil.), tropas (f pl) (Mil.)
v. - fortificar, defender

Русский (Russian)
гарнизон, гарнизонный

Español (Spanish)
n. - guarnición, ocupación
v. tr. - guarnecer

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - garnison, besättning, garnisonsort
v. - förse med garnison, förlägga i garnison

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
守备队, 要塞, 驻军, 守备, 使当守备队镇守, 派兵驻守

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 守備隊, 要塞, 駐軍
v. tr. - 守備, 使當守備隊鎮守, 派兵駐守

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (군대의) 주둔군, 주둔지
v. tr. - 주둔시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 守備隊, 駐屯地
v. - 守備隊を置く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) موقع عسكري, حاميه (فعل) يقيم حاميه, يحتل موقعا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חיל משמר, מחנה צבאי‬
v. tr. - ‮הציב חיל משמר‬

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