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campsite

or camp-site

[ kamp-sahyt ]
/ ˈkæmpˌsaɪt /

noun

a place used or suitable for camping.

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Nearby words

camporee, campos, campout, campshed, campshot, campsite, campstool, camptocormia, camptomelia, camptomelic dwarfism, camptonite

Origin of campsite

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; camp1 + site
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for camp site

camp site

noun

an area on which holiday-makers may pitch a tent, etcAlso called: camping site
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