noun
camptown
noun
1
A South Korean town whose economy depends heavily on a nearby US military base.
"The documentary examined life in a camptown near the base."
How to Use Camptown
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA community built up around a foreign military base, historically associated with bars and prostitution.
Word Forms
camptowns plural
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Etymology
A compound of camp + town, translating the Korean term gijichon.