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camptown

camptown noun: a South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.

Noun

camptown (plural camptowns)

  1. A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
    Synonyms:
    gijichon

Synonyms of camptown

  • gijichon

Forms of camptown

pluralcamptowns

Origin of camptown

Compound of camp + town, calque of Korean 기지촌(基地村) (gijichon).

Questions about camptown

What does camptown mean?
Camptown means a South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
What part of speech is camptown?
Camptown is a noun.
What is the plural of camptown?
The plural of camptown is camptowns.

Words near camptown in the dictionary

  1. camptosaurs
  2. camptothecin
  3. camptothecine
  4. camptothecines
  5. camptothecins
  6. camptown
  7. camptowns
  8. Campuchea
  9. Campuchean
  10. campursari
  11. campus

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