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- cantonment The move to locate cantonments in cool and healthy hill stations was justified on strategic, and health grounds.
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1. : usually temporary quarters for troops. 2. : a permanent military station in India. Examples of cantonment in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web The military has established large cantonments in Tamil areas, treating civilians with a heavy hand.
A cantonment (/ k æ n ˈ t ɒ n m ən t /, / k æ n ˈ t oʊ n m ən t /, or UK: / k æ n ˈ t uː n m ən t /) is a military quarters. In Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and other parts of South Asia, a cantonment refers to a permanent military station (a term from the colonial era).
CANTONMENT definition: 1. a building or area where soldiers live 2. (in South Asia) a part of a town that is used for…. Learn more.
Cantonment definition: a camp, usually of large size, where men are trained for military service.. See examples of CANTONMENT used in a sentence.
CANTONMENT meaning: 1. a building or area where soldiers live 2. (in South Asia) a part of a town that is used for…. Learn more.
Definition of cantonment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cantonment in British English. (kənˈtuːnmənt ) noun military (esp formerly) 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.
