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com·pound2

compound2

 
pronunciation:
kam paUnd
part of speech: noun
definition 1: an enclosed area in which residential units and sometimes other facilities are provided, as for foreigners in some Middle and Far East countries.
similar words:
colony, settlement
definition 2: an enclosed or fenced detention area.
a prison compound
similar words:
court, courtyard, yard