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barak.

barracks (housing for (garrisoned) soldiers)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/baːˈrɑk/
  1. barracks (housing for (garrisoned) soldiers)

    feminine
  2. barrack (building used for housing in a (concentration) camp)

    feminine
  3. shed, shelter

    Belgium · feminine
  4. barrack (any relatively primitive temporary building, especially used for housing)

    feminine
  5. field hospital

    feminine · historical
  6. temporary building to house, treat or isolate patients of contagious diseases, especially cholera

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French baraque, from Spanish barraca.

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