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Definition: Cantonment |
CantonmentNoun1. Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cantonment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1885. (references) |
Etymology: Cantonment \Can"ton*ment\, noun. [Compare to the French expression cantonnement.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Food & Agriculture | The process of transferring to the holders of rights over a property, the ownership of part of the property, in compensation for extinguishing rights over the remainder. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: CantonmentSynonyms: bivouac (n), camp (n), encampment (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation; barrack, casemate, casern. |
Location | Plantation, colony, settlement, cantonment; colonization, domestication, situation; habitation; (abode); cohabitation; "a local habitation and a name"; endenization, naturalization. |
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 | Private Clarence E. Muse of Philadelphia, Penna. playing a banjo [i.e. guitar], for the enjoyment of a group of fellow soldier trainees at the reception center of the Colored Cantonment area before their departure to Fort Huachuca, Ariz., Fort Meade, Md.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Indian School, Cantonment, Okla.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Fort Knox. Army cantonment construction. Lumber is unloaded at Fort Knox, Kentucky for use in the building of barracks and other structures needed by the Army in the training of soldiers for combat duty.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | U.S. Army Cantonment, Camp Upton, N.Y.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | U.S.N.A. Cantonment, Camp Lee, Va.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Infintry [sic] Brigade, 13th National Army Cantonment, Camp Dodge, Iowa, Oct. 8, 1917.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Camp Funston, 14th National Army Cantonment, Fort Riley, Kans.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Panoramic view of Camp Dix, New Jersey, United States Army Cantonment.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | See real warfare - "over there" cantonment - made possible by blood-not money 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore - tickets for sale here / / Lloyd Harrison ; H Gamse & Bro. Litho. Balto. Md.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | See real warfare - "over there" cantonment - made possible by blood-not money 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore - tickets for sale here / / Lloyd Harrison ; H Gamse & Bro. Litho. Balto. Md.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Human Rights | East Timor | While there were reports that Falintil members detained some persons in their cantonment area at Aileu, it was not clear whether the detainees were in "protective custody" (some suspected militia members ended up in Aileu after being driven from their home areas) or held against their will. (references) |
Travel | Pakistan | U.S. Consulate Peshawar, 11 Hospital Road, Cantonment, Peshawar. (references) |
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| "Cantonment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Cantonment" is used about 13 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 13 | 97,576 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Cantonment, FL |
Expressions using "cantonment": cantonment building ♦ cantonment winter. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "cantonment": cantonment-dwellers. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cantonment fl | 42 |
cantonment florida | 10 |
cantonment engineer | 4 |
cantonment | 4 |
cantonment loring | 3 |
cantonment florida real estate | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "cantonment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | repart ushtarak, kazermë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معسكر كبير عادة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разквартируване на войници, временни войнишки жилища. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | ubytování (accommodation, accommodations, billet, housing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | nytteretsafstaaelse mod arealtildeling. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | gedeeltelijke eigendomsoverdracht. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | اردوگاه (Camp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cantonnement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Berechtigungsablösung. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατασκήνωμα, παραχώρησις κυριότητος εις αντιστάθμισμα παραιτήσεως νομής από ευρυτέραν έκτασιν. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מא"ל (bivouac, camp, encampment), מח " צבאי (barrack, garrison), מח " (bivouac, camp, encampment), קסרקטין (barrack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szálláskörzet, szálláskörlet (quarters), katonai szállás, ideiglenes beszállásolás, beszállásolás (billet, billeting, lodgement, lodgment, quartering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | liquidazione dei diritti mediante frazionamento, acquartieramento. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cantoonys. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | antonmentcay renúncia ao domínio útil da totalidade do prédio rústico.Realizada pelo enfiteuta em troca da cedência,pelo titular do domínio directo,da plena propriedade de uma parte do prédio aforado.Em Portugal a remissão,pelo pagamento de 20 foros,dá-se a , aquartelamento, acantonamento. (various references) cantonament (billet). (various references) военный городок. (various references) naselje od baraka. (various references) acantonamiento. (various references) fältläger. (various references) ordugâh (camp, encampment, quarters), konak yeri (billet, camp, corral, halting place), karargâh (encampment, headquarters, hutment, quarters). (various references) розквартирування (quarterage), табір (camp, camping, encampment), квартира (apartment, flat, maisonette, rooms), військове містечко, приміщення (accommodation, apartment, berth, lodgement, lodgment, rooms). (various references) sự đóng quân. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cantonment": cantonments. (additional references) | |
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"Cantonment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: catonment, contonment, controlment. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "cantonment" (pronounced 'Can"ton*ment'): Abandonment, Abasement, Abashment, Abatement, Abetment, Abiliment, Abjurement, Abodement, Abolishment, Aborsement, Abortment, Abridgment, Absentment, Abutment, Acclimatement, Accompaniment, Accomplishment, Accordment, Accouchement, Accouplement, Accroachment, Accrument, Accusement, Acharnement, Acknowledgment, Acquirement, Acquitment, Additament, Adjournment, Adjudgment, Adjument, Adjustment, Admonishment, Adorement, Adornment, Advancement, Advertisement, Advisement, Affamishment, Affeerment, Afforcement, Afforciament, Affordment, Affranchisement, Affrayment, Affreightment, Affrightment, Aggrandizement, Aggroupment, Agistment, Agreement, Agroupment, Ailment, Alignment, Alinement, Allayment, Allegement, Allignment, Allotment, Allurement, Amassment, Amazement, Ambushment, Amendment, Amercement, Amerciament, Amortizement, Amusement, Annexment, Announcement, Annulment, Anointment, Antepredicament, Apartment, Appallment, Appeachment, Appeasement, Appertainment, Appliment, Applotment, Appointment, Apportionment, Appraisement, Apprizement, Approachment, Appropriament, Arbitrament, Armament, Arraignment, Arrestment, Arrondissement, Ascertainment, Aspirement, Assailment, Assentment, Assessment, assignment, Assithment, Assortment, Assuagement, Assythment, Astonishment, Astoundment, Attachment, Attainment, Attaintment, Attemperament, Attemperment, Attendement, Attendment, Attirement, Attornment, auripigment, Availment, Avengement, Averment, Avertiment, Avisement, Avouchment, Awakenment, Babblement, Bafflement, Bailment, Balancement, Banishment, Baptizement, Basement, Batement, Battlement, Bedevilment, Bedizenment, Befriendment, Beguilement, Benightment, Benumbment, Bequeathment, Bereavement, Beseechment, Besetment, Besiegement, Bestowment, Betrayment, Betrothment, Betrustment, Betterment, Bevelment, Bewailment, Bewilderment, Bewitchment, Bewrayment, Bickerment, Biliment, Bisegment, Blandishment, Blastment, Blazonment, Blemishment, Bodement, Bombardment, Bouleversement, Brabblement, Branglement, Bushment, Butment, Cajolement, Capillament, Casement, Catchment, Cerement, Cessment, Chastisement, Chatoyment, Cherishment, Cloyment, Coadjument, Coadjustment, Coagment, Coestablishment, Colliquament, Comfortment, Commandment, Commencement, Commitment, Compartment, Compilement, Completement, Complotment, Comportment, Concealment, Concrement, Condiment, Condolement, Confinement, Confutement, Congealment, Conjurement, Consignment, Containment, Contenement, Contentment, Contrivement, Controlment, Convincement, Copartment, Counterrolment, Couplement, Crassiment, Curtailment, Dazzlement, Debarment, Debasement, Debatement, Debauchment, Deboshment, Decampment, Decidement, Decipherment, Declarement, Decorament, Decorement, Decrement, Deducement, Defacement, Deferment, Definement, Deforcement, Defraudment, Defrayment, Degarnishment, Degradement, Delayment, Delineament, Delirament, Demolishment, Denotement, D'enouement, Denouncement, Department, Deplorement, Deportment, Depravement, Depriment, Deprivement, Derailment, Derangement, Derivement, Desightment, Designment, Despisement, Despoilment, Detachment, Detainment, Determent, Dethronement, development, Devilment, Devolvement, Devotement, Diducement, Diminishment, Dimplement, Diriment, Disablement, Disagreement, Disannulment, Disappointment, Disarmament, Disarrangement, Disarrayment, Disaugment, Disavowment, Disbandment, Disbarment, Disbursement, Discernment, Discontentment, Discouragement, Discoverment, Diseasement, Disembarkment, Disembarrassment, Disembodiment, Disemboguement, Disembowelment, Disemployment, Disenchantment, Disencouragement, Disendowment, Disengagement, Disentanglement, Disenthrallment, Disestablishment, Disfigurement, Disfranchisement, Disfurnishment, Disgorgement, Disguisement, Disheartenment, Disillusionment, Disimprovement, Disinteressment, Disinterment, Disinthrallment, Dislodgment, Dismastment, Dismemberment, Disobligement, Disownment, Disparagement, Dispatchment, Dispiritment, Disportment, Disposement, Disquietment, Dissepiment, Dissettlement, Disseverment, Distemperment, Distillment, Distinguishment, Divergement, Divertisement, Divertissement, Divestment, Divinement, Divorcement, Dreariment, Dwindlement, Easement, Eclaircissement, 'Ecrasement, Effacement, Eggement, Ejectment, Eliquament, Eloignment, Eloinment, Elopement, Embalmment, Embankment, Embarkment, Embarrassment, Embasement, Embattlement, Embayment, Embedment, Embellishment, Embezzlement, Embitterment, Emblazonment, Emblement, Embodiment, Emboitement, Embossment, Embowelment, Emboyssement, Embracement, Embranchment, Embreathement, Embroilment, Embushment, Emolument, Empalement, Emplacement, Employment, Empoisonment, Empressement, Enablement, Enactment, Enamorment, Encampment, Encasement, Encashment, Enchainment, Enchantment, Enclavement, Encomberment, Encompassment, Encouragement, Encroachment, Encrustment, Encumberment, Encystment, Endamagement, Endangerment, Endearment, Endeavorment, Endictment, Endowment, Enduement, Endurement, Enfeeblement, Enfeoffment, Enfoldment, Enforcement, Enfranchisement, Engagement, Engorgement, Engraffment, Engrailment. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-m-n-n-n-o-t-t" | |
-2 letters: cotenant. | |
-3 letters: connate, contemn, content, montane, nonmeat, tomenta. | |
-4 letters: ancone, cannon, cannot, canton, comate, cottae, nocent, nonman, nonmen, notate, octane, octant, omenta, tenant, tomcat. | |
-5 letters: ament, ancon, anent, atone, cameo, canoe, canon, canto, cento, comae, comet, comte, conte, cotan, cotta, enact, macon, matte, meant, menta, monte, motet, motte, nance, nomen, nonce, nonet, oaten, ocean, octan, octet, tacet, tanto, tecta, tenon, toman, tonne, totem. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-m-n-n-n-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: cantonments, containment. | |
+2 letters: containments. | |
+3 letters: nonattachment. | |
+4 letters: nonattachments, uncontaminated. | |
+5 letters: decontaminating, decontamination, recontaminating, recontamination. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -. - --- -. -- . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101110 01110100 01101111 01101110 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a n t o n m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006E 0074 006F 006E 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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