workcamp

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noun

A camp in which volunteers visit another region and work on a project to benefit the region or its inhabitants.

OriginEnglish camp ← Middle English werk ← Old English weorc →
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Meanings

nounworkcamp (plural workcamps)

plural workcamps · alternative work camp · alternative work-camp

  1. A camp in which volunteers visit another region and work on a project to benefit the region or its inhabitants.
  2. Any camp built for workers, such as when constructing something in a wilderness area.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*werǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wérǵom
  3. Proto-Germanic*werką
  4. Proto-West Germanic*werk
  5. Old Englishweorc
  6. Middle Englishwerk
  7. Englishwork
  8. Englishcamp
  9. Englishworkcamp

From work + camp.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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