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cantonment

[kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-; especially Brit. kan-toon-muhnt] Origin

can·ton·ment

[kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-; especially Brit. kan-toon-muhnt]
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; < French cantonnement, equivalent to cantonne(r) to quarter troops (see canton) + -ment -ment
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cantonment (kənˈtuːnmənt)
 
n
1.  a large training camp
2.  living accommodation, esp the winter quarters of a campaigning army
3.  history a permanent military camp in British India

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cantonment
1756, "military quarters," ult. from canton. Meaning "action of quartering troops" is from 1757.
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