cantonment
Americannoun
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a camp, usually of large size, where men are trained for military service.
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military quarters.
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the winter quarters of an army.
noun
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a large training camp
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living accommodation, esp the winter quarters of a campaigning army
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history a permanent military camp in British India
Etymology
Origin of cantonment
1750–60; < French cantonnement, equivalent to cantonne ( r ) to quarter troops ( see canton) + -ment -ment
Example Sentences
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For decades, the Indian elite have sought escape in Raj-era private clubs and gymkhanas, scattered around the swankiest neighbourhoods in the country's big cities, hillside resorts and cantonment towns.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
The base lost contact with it around 20 minutes later, just before it was due to land in the cantonment town of Wellington.
From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021
The remains were sent to Barrackpore, India, another British cantonment area and temporarily interred.
From Washington Times • May 29, 2017
According to a BBC round up of reports: The Peshawar explosions took place near Shama Square, a major crossroads at the northern end of Peshawar’s cantonment area, near the U.S. consulate.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2010
Gauhati is still the headquarters of the district and of the Brahmaputra Valley division, though no longer a military cantonment.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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