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Camp

Camp or encampment may refer to:

Outdoor accommodation and recreation

Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site
Resources camp erected for logging, fishing, mining, etc.
Summer camp, typically organized for groups of children or youth
A term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to describe a cottage

Gatherings of people

Camp meeting, a Christian gathering which originated in 19th century America.
Temporary settlement of a band of hunter-gatherer peoples
A term commonly used in the titles of technology-related unconferences, such as Foo Camp and BarCamp
Displaced Persons camp

Areas of imprisonment or confinement

Concentration camp
Extermination camp
Labor camp
Prisoner-of-war camp
Relocation camp
Refugee camp, a temporary encampment for displaced people

Geographical locations

Camp (Falkland Islands), a term used in the Falkland Islands to refer to any part of the islands outside of the islands' only significant town, Stanley.
Câmp, Romania, a town
A village on the Dingle Peninsula, in the Republic of Ireland

Entertainment

Camp (film), a 2003 independent film, written and directed by Todd Graff, about an upstate New York performing arts summer camp
Camp Records, a 1960s record label that specialized in producing gay-themed novelty records and singles

Military

Cantonment
Military camp

Other uses

Camp (style), an ironic appreciation of that which might otherwise be considered outlandish or corny
cAMP, Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
Camp, see homosexual
Camp, an Asian (slang)

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Camp" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Welsh, German, French, Dutch.

Translation(s) in other languages: Spanish: Campamento (desambiguación), Korean: 캠프, Hebrew: מחנה (פירושונים), Japanese: キャンプ (曖昧さ回避), Polish: Obóz, Portuguese: Campamento, Finnish: Camp (täsmennyssivu), Ukrainian: Табір (значення).


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