can|ton|ment

can|ton|ment
can|ton|ment «kan TON muhnt, -TOHN-; especially British kan TOON muhnt», noun.
1. a place where soldiers live; quarters for soldiers.
2. the act of cantoning.
3. (formerly) a permanent military post in British India.
[< French cantonnement < canton; see etym. under canton (Cf.canton)]

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