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campground

American  
[kamp-ground] / ˈkæmpˌgraʊnd /

noun

  1. a place for a camp or for a camp meeting.


Etymology

Origin of campground

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805; camp 1 + ground 1

Example Sentences

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Visitors with overnight campground or cabin reservations will not need additional passes for day use.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Weekend 2, everyone’s about the music, good vibes, all the campground people are amazing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The deaths were reported at Welcome Bay, while rescue workers are still searching through rubble at a different site in a popular campground on Mount Maunganui.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Sniffing around his metal cage, the cub – tagged Orange 2321 – had spent several months at a rehab facility after being found alone in a campground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

After that I could say you’d best go down to the Point Prospect campground.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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