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Definition camp in American English

camp noun

noun
/kæmp/
1

a place with tents or other shelters where people go for a vacation

Example

The kids were sent away to camp every summer.

Synonyms and related words
bivouac bivouac break camp
1.1

a place for children to stay in the summer that offers training in a particular skill

Example

She's spending two weeks at a music camp.

1.2

a collection of tents or trailers (=small houses on wheels) that people use when they are traveling

Example

Their camp was just below the summit.

Synonyms and related words
bivouac bivouac break camp
1.3

a place with tents or other shelters for people such as soldiers or prisoners to live in

Example

After the war, millions of people ended up in refugee camps.

Synonyms and related words
bivouac bivouac break camp boot camp brig camp
2

a group of people within a larger group who have the same ideas or support the same person

Example

People in the Brown camp (=who support Brown) deny this rumor.

Synonyms and related words
association commission organization
Example

This movie is pure camp.

Synonyms and related words
abstract expressionism agitprop aquatint
Definition camp in American English

Related Words

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aide-de-camp (noun) base camp (noun) boot camp (noun) break camp (phrase) camp (noun) camp (verb) camp (adjective) camp bed (noun) Camp David () camp follower (noun) camp out (phrasal verb) camp up (phrasal verb) concentration camp (noun) death camp (noun) fat camp (noun) labor camp (noun) motor camp (noun) prison camp (noun) camp (phrase) summer camp (noun) tent camp/city (phrase) training camp (noun) transit camp (noun)