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can⋅ton⋅ment

  [kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-; especially Brit. kan-toon-muhnt]
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–noun
1. a camp, usually of large size, where men are trained for military service.
2. military quarters.
3. the winter quarters of an army.
Origin:
1750–60; < F cantonnement, equiv. to cantonne(r) to quarter troops (see canton ) + -ment -ment
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can·ton·ment   (kān-tōn'mənt, -tŏn'-)   
n.  

    1. A group of temporary billets for troops.

    2. Assignment of troops to temporary quarters.

  2. A permanent military installation in India.


[From canton, to quarter soldiers.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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