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encampment in Arabic

مَحَلَّة maḥalla

UK/ɪnˈkæmpm(ə)nt//ɪnˈkæmpmənt/

encampment in Arabic: مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), مُخَيَّم (muḵayyam), مُعَسْكَر (muʕaskar). In English, encampment means a place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.

Arabic words for encampment

place where people encamp — see also camp, campsite, bivouac
مَحَلَّة maḥalla, مُخَيَّم muḵayyam, مُعَسْكَر muʕaskar

English meaning of encampment

  1. noun A place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.
  2. noun A place where people or things stay temporarily.
  3. noun An enclosed or fortified prehistoric site, especially a European Iron Age hill-fort.
  4. noun A meeting (especially an annual meeting or important conference) of an outdoorsy group of people, such as military veterans or scouts of the scouting movement.

Full definition of encampment

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Questions about encampment in Arabic

What is the meaning of encampment in Arabic?
Encampment in Arabic is مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), مُخَيَّم (muḵayyam), مُعَسْكَر (muʕaskar).
ما معنى كلمة encampment؟
Encampment: مَحَلَّة (maḥalla), مُخَيَّم (muḵayyam), مُعَسْكَر (muʕaskar).
What does encampment mean in English?
Encampment means a place where people (such as displaced people, soldiers, or travellers) encamp, that is, stay in tents or other temporary structures; a camp or campsite.

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