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Definition camp in British English

camp noun

noun
/kæmp/
1

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

Example

The kids were sent away to camp every summer.

Example

She's spending two weeks at a music camp.

Synonyms and related words
bivouac bivouac break/strike camp
1.1

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

Example

Their camp was just below the summit.

Synonyms and related words
bivouac bivouac break/strike camp
1.2

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/strike camp boot camp borstal brig
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 rumour.

Synonyms and related words
association commission organization
Example

This film is pure camp.

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

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aide-de-camp (noun) base camp (noun) boot camp (noun) 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) holiday camp (noun) labour camp (noun) motor camp (noun) prison camp (noun) camp (phrase) summer camp (noun) training camp (noun) transit camp (noun)