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subcamp

subcamp noun: a camp (such as a labour camp or concentration camp) that makes up part of a larger camp or complex.

Noun

subcamp (plural subcamps)

  1. A camp (such as a labour camp or concentration camp) that makes up part of a larger camp or complex.
    • Admiral Buzby’s report describes an array of digital video recorders used to capture “activities” — it does not specify whether interrogations are included — in at least four subcamps at Guantánamo.2008 March 13, Mark Mazzetti, “Pentagon Cites Tapes Showing Interrogations”, in New York Times

Forms of subcamp

pluralsubcamps

Origin of subcamp

From sub- + camp.

Questions about subcamp

What does subcamp mean?
Subcamp means a camp (such as a labour camp or concentration camp) that makes up part of a larger camp or complex.
What part of speech is subcamp?
Subcamp is a noun.
What is the plural of subcamp?
The plural of subcamp is subcamps.

Words near subcamp in the dictionary

  1. subcallosum
  2. subcallus
  3. subcalossal
  4. subcalvarial
  5. subcalvarian
  6. subcamp
  7. subcampaign
  8. subcampanulate
  9. subcamps
  10. subcampus
  11. subcampuses

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