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camptown

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Etymology

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Compound of camp +‎ town, calque of Korean 기지촌(基地村) (gijichon).

Noun

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camptown (plural camptowns)

  1. A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
    Synonym: gijichon