casern

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/kəˈzɝn//kəˈsɝn/

noun

A lodging for soldiers in a garrison town (formerly usually near the rampart); a barracks.

OriginFrench caserne →
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Meanings

nouncasern (plural caserns)

plural caserns · alternative caserne · alternative cazern · alternative cazerne

  1. A lodging for soldiers in a garrison town (formerly usually near the rampart); a barracks.

Origin

  1. Frenchcaserne
  2. Englishcasern

From French caserne, attested since the late 1600s. Doublet of kasern.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CarnesrescanCasnerScarnecranse
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APA

casern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casern

MLA

“casern.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casern. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casern.

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