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cantonment

can·ton·ment

UK/kanˈtɒnmənt/ US/kanˈtuːnmənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

  • “wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling”
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Origin

From French cantonnement.

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