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quartier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • barrack noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
  • locality noun A particular area or neighbourhood, especially one being discussed for its own character.
  • neighborhood noun A district within a town or city, especially one where people live.
  • quarter noun One of four equal parts into which something is divided.
  • segment noun One of the parts something is divided into.
  • ward noun A section of a hospital where patients with similar needs are cared for.
  • wedge noun A piece of material, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge, used to split, tighten, or lever things apart.

Senses

quartier is used for these senses in English:

  • barrack (military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
  • locality An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
  • neighborhood The residential area near one's home.
  • quarter (historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]
  • segment (mathematics) A portion.
  • ward A section or subdivision of a prison.
  • wedge A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.

barrack — full definition

  1. noun A large, plain building used to house soldiers or other groups of people.
  2. verb To house someone in a barrack, or to live in one.
  3. verb (chiefly British and Australian) To shout support for, or jeer at, a team or speaker.

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