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The meaning of the word "Cantonment" in English


Cantonment n. : A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of rest for an army; quarters.

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Cantonment, India, Cantonments Act of 1924, free encyclopedia, Bangladesh, semi-permanent, British India, Pakistan, Waterloo campaign, Brussels, Lahore Cantt, canton, military quarters, military stations, Ghana, Sri Lanka, military installation, Campaigning.

Defination from the web:
cantonment (pronounced /kænˈtɒnmənt/, /kænˈtoʊnmənt/, or UK: /kænˈtuːnmənt/) is a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters.[1] The word ... In United States military parlance, a cantonment is an essentially permanent residential (i.e. barracks) section of a fort or other such military ... 

synonyms
  (noun) camp
  (noun) encampment
  (noun) bivouac
  (noun) military quarters


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