Meaning Of The Word Camp

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camp
A camp is a collection of huts and other buildings that is provided for a particular group of people, such as refugees, prisoners, or soldiers, as a place to live or stay.

Camp in American English
a place where tents, huts, barracks, or other more or less temporary structures have been put up, as for soldiers in training or in bivouac
characterized by camp (sense 6)
to set up a camp; encamp
Walter (Chauncey)1859-1925; U.S. football authority and coach
noun

camp in American English 1
noun: a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter

camp in American English 2
adjective: of, pertaining to, or characterized by camp; campy
intransitive verb: to speak or behave in a coquettishly playful or extravagantly theatrical manner
noun: something that provides sophisticated, knowing amusement, as by virtue of its being artlessly mannered or stylized, self-consciously artificial and extravagant, or teasingly ingenuous and sentimental

Camp in British English
noun: Walter (Chauncey). 1859–1925, US sportsman and administrator; he introduced new rules to American football, which distinguished it from rugby

camp in British English 1
noun: a place where tents, cabins, or other temporary structures are erected for the use of military troops, for training soldiers, etc
verb: to establish or set up a camp

camp in British English 2
adjective: effeminate; affected in mannerisms, dress, etc
verb: to perform or invest with a camp quality

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