Cameron

[kam-er-uhn, kam-ruhn]

noun

1. Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.

2. Richard, 1648?–80, Scottish Covenanter.

3. Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Park Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,238 feet (4,342 meters).

Cameron

/ ˈkæmərən /

noun

1. David ( William Donald ). born 1966, British politician; leader of the Conservative party from 2005; prime minister from 2010

2. ( Mark ) James ( Walter ). 1911–85, British journalist, author, and broadcaster. His books include Witness in Vietnam (1966) and Point of Departure (1967).

3. Julia Margaret. 1815–79, British photographer, born in India, renowned for her portrait photographs.

Other Word Forms

• Cameronian adjective

Example Sentences

John Swinney made the remarks the day after plans to place 300 men in Cameron Barracks in Inverness by early December were delayed.

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Both Cameron Barracks and the Crowborough army training camp in East Sussex were earmarked earlier this year as potential temporary asylum seeker accommodation.

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Flags were flown near Cameron Barracks in October, which Highland Council said it would remove as it had a "zero-tolerance" approach to unauthorised signs, stickers and banners on its lampposts.

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About 540 men were due to be sent to Crowborough army training camp and another 300 men to Cameron Barracks in Inverness.

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Crowborough and Cameron Barracks were both earmarked earlier this year as potential temporary asylum seeker accommodation.

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