cantonment
/kænˈtɑnmənt/
noun
- A military camp or station, especially a permanent one in a foreign country.
- The soldiers were housed in a large cantonment near the border.
- The cantonment had its own hospital, shops, and training grounds.
- During the colonial era, the British established a cantonment in the hills.
- In South Asia, a residential area for military personnel and their families, often with its own facilities.
- The cantonment had a school and a market for the families stationed there.
- They lived in a quiet cantonment in Lahore where the streets were lined with trees.
- Many retired officers choose to settle in the cantonment because of the peaceful environment.
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