garrison town

collocation in English

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garrison
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈɡær.ɪ.sən/us
/ˈɡer.ə.sən/
a group of soldiers living in or defending a town or building, or the buildings that the soldiers ...
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town
noun
uk
/taʊn/us
/taʊn/
a place where people live and work, containing many houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, etc., and usually larger than a village but smaller than ...
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(Definition ofgarrisonandtownfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a former fishing, mining andgarrisontown.
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Between 1766 and 1884 it was agarrisontown.
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Subotica gradually, however, developed from being a meregarrisontownto becoming a market town with its own civil charter in 1743.
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The town's fortunes declined however as it was transformed into agarrisontown.
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That is a straightforward little problem, the sort of thing which might occur in agarrisontownanywhere.
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The horses are sold at auction in the market town nearest to thegarrisontownwhere they are cast.
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I am told that in agarrisontownwith 2,000 other ranks, 280 are waiting for accommodation for their families.
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There is in the area agarrisontown, which may require the rapid movement of troops.
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I can see that in the attitude adopted in my own constituency, a large part of which constitutes agarrisontown.
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They want to go into thegarrisontown.
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I have the honour to represent a constituency which includes agarrisontown.
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This set of rooms would be considered entirely adequate for a battalion headquarters in anygarrisontown, and this would mean the administration of some 800 people.
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They are now faced with removal to other quarters which they have to find for themselves, to an uncongenial hostel, or to married quarters in some othergarrisontown.
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It is that it is most important when troops come into agarrisontownthat their families should be reunited with them as soon as possible after their arrival.
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My constituency is agarrisontown.
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I also represent agarrisontown.
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It is agarrisontownthat serves as the location for the military presence in the area.
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It was also agarrisontownuntil 1883 and had an airforce base between 1941 and 2002.
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