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cantonment

[kan-ton-muhnt, -tohn-, kan-toon-muhnt] / kænˈtɒn mənt, -ˈtoʊn-, kænˈtun mənt /




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For decades, the Indian elite have sought escape in Raj-era private clubs and gymkhanas, scattered around the swankiest neighbourhoods in the country's big cities, hillside resorts and cantonment towns.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

The base lost contact with it around 20 minutes later, just before it was due to land in the cantonment town of Wellington.

From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021

The remains were sent to Barrackpore, India, another British cantonment area and temporarily interred.

From Washington Times • May 29, 2017

According to a BBC round up of reports: The Peshawar explosions took place near Shama Square, a major crossroads at the northern end of Peshawar’s cantonment area, near the U.S. consulate.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2010

Dehra is the headquarters of the Trigonometrical Survey and of the Forest Department, besides being a cantonment for a Gurkha force.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various