English Explanatory Dictionary

reeducation camp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A camp or prison where ideological dissidents undergo reeducation or indoctrination.
  2. A camp where people are rehabilitated to health, especially after injury.

Word forms

reeducation camp reeducation camps

Etymology

From reeducation + camp. First use appears c. 1935 in the Oakland Tribune.

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