town campn.
/ˌtaʊn ˈkamp/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈkæmp/, Australian English /ˌtæɔn ˈkæmp/ Australian.
An Aboriginal camp situated within or near a town.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > camp or encampment > [noun] > type of
ordu1673
chantier1823
douar1829
outcamp1844
log-camp1858
lumbering-camp1858
yayla1864
refugee camp1865
cow-camp1873
gypsyry1873
work camp1877
tent town1878
logging-camp1880
lumber-camp1882
town camp1885
base camp1887
line-camp1888
wanigan1890
isolation camp1891
tent village1899
sheep-camp1911
safari camp1912
jungle1914
transit camp1919
Siwash camp1922
health camp1925
tent city1934
fly camp1939
bivvy1961
1885 North Austral. (Palmerston, Austral.) 24 Dec. 3/5 Need we refer to the numberless instances of spearing that have occurred in the town camps of the aboriginals?
1905 Cairns (Queensland) Morning Post 19 July 4/2 The blacks have been driven away from useful and happy lives to a miserable existence in town camps.
1988 P. Donovan Alice Springs 337 The simple security of tenure had a tremendous effect upon the self-esteem of those living at Mount Nancy. Development ensued..that became the model for other town camps.
2015 Centralian Advocate (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Jan. 29 A range of youth services have been..closed in Alice Springs in recent years—an outreach program that targeted young people on the streets,..night-time recreational activities for town camp kids.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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