Camp David

proper noun

The country retreat for the president of the United States in Frederick County, Maryland.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The country retreat for the president of the United States in Frederick County, Maryland.

    Ms. Gabbard did not attend a key meeting at Camp David, where Mr. Ratcliffe presented assessments about Iran’s nuclear program.

    2025 June 20, Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, “Trump’s Rebuke of Gabbard Signals an Uneasy Moment”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Synonyms: Shangri-La

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe country retreat for the president of the United States in Frederick County, Maryland.

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Shangri-La

Origin

Named by US president Dwight David Eisenhower in 1953 in honor of his father, David Jacob Eisenhower, and his grandson, Dwight David Eisenhower II (born 1948).

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APA

Camp David. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camp%20David

MLA

“Camp David.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camp%20David. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Camp David,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camp%20David.

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