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Added 9 October 2026

encampment

/ɪnˈkæmpm(ə)nt/ noun

In Latin: alberga, castra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about encampment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A site where people on holiday can pitch a tent.
Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.
wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling
The act of encamping and living in tents in a camp.

Origin

PIE word *h₁én From encamp (“to establish a camp or temporary shelter”) + -ment (suffix forming nouns denoting actions or their results).

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