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summer camp

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noun

  1. a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.


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The wedding festivities spanned two days in New York’s Hudson Valley and incorporated a summer camp theme.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Dominican kids that I met at summer camp were funny as hell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

On a recent morning, Britt Eastland was inspecting a trail at his family’s summer camp, anticipating another season of fishing, camping and canoeing just six weeks away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

He described Ruben as "headmasterly" and said his impression of the summer camp was "definitely a bit chaotic but seemed entirely appropriate".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Aunt Louise sent them to me at summer camp, the only care package I got.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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