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com·pound2

compound2

 
pronunciation:
kam paUnd
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an enclosed area in which residential units and sometimes other facilities are provided.
All embassy staff lived within the compound.
similar words:
colony, settlement
definition 2: an enclosed or fenced detention area.
The prison compound was composed of a number of different buildings.
similar words:
court, courtyard, yard
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