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Definition of "cantonments" [cantonments]

  • Plural form of cantonment. (noun)

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Use "cantonments" in a sentence
  • "British families and their servants lived in cantonments at a distance from Indian settlements."
  • "The PLA is still sitting out in cantonments, it still has it’s arms, and it’s still loyal to the Maoist chain of command."
  • "When the monstrosity is done and the people of Gaza are even more stricken, the Dagan Plan foresees what Sharon called a "1948-style solution" -- the destruction of all Palestinian leadership and authority followed by mass expulsions into smaller and smaller "cantonments" and perhaps finally into Jordan."