subcamp

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noun

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

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounsubcamp (plural subcamps)

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

Origin

Translations

Polish podobóz
  • podobózcamp that makes up part of a larger camp or complex
Cite this entry
APA

subcamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcamp

MLA

“subcamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcamp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcamp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcamp.

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