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Webster 1913 Edition


Camping

Camp′ing

,
Noun.
1.
Lodging in a camp.
2.
[See
Camp
,
Noun.
, 6]
A game of football.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Camping

CAMPING

,
ppr.
Encamping.

CAMPING

,
Noun.
A playing at football.

Definition 2024


Camping

Camping

See also: camping

German

Noun

Camping n

  1. camping (form of tourism)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Camping m (plural Campingen)

  1. campsite

camping

camping

See also: Camping

English

People camping by Barriere Lake in Barriere, British Columbia, Canada

Verb

camping

  1. present participle of camp

Noun

camping (countable and uncountable, plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
    Camping is a favorite summer activity.
  2. (countable) The act of setting up a camp.
    • 1848, The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
      In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme.

Derived terms

Translations


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛmpɪŋ/, /ˈkɑmpɪŋ/

Etymology

From English camping.

Noun

camping m (plural campings, diminutive campinkje n)

  1. campsite

Synonyms


Finnish

Noun

camping

  1. camping

Declension

Inflection of camping (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative camping campingit
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
illative campingiin campingeihin
singular plural
nominative camping campingit
accusative nom. camping campingit
gen. campingin
genitive campingin campingien
partitive campingiä campingejä
inessive campingissä campingeissä
elative campingistä campingeistä
illative campingiin campingeihin
adessive campingillä campingeillä
ablative campingiltä campingeiltä
allative campingille campingeille
essive campinginä campingeinä
translative campingiksi campingeiksi
instructive campingein
abessive campingittä campingeittä
comitative campingeineen

Usage notes

In Finnish camping usually denotes camping in designated camping areas which are accessible by car. Camping in the wild is usually referred to as retkeily or eräretkeily.

Synonyms

  • (camping in designated areas): leirintä
  • telttailu

French

Etymology

From English camping.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /kɑ̃.piŋ/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /kam.piŋ/

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. camping
  2. campsite

Italian

Noun

camping m (invariable)

  1. campsite

Synonyms


Portuguese

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. (uncountable) camping (activity)
  2. camping spot

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

English

Noun

camping m (plural campings)

  1. camping (activity)
  2. campsite