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Barrack

noun/kˈæɹoʊtʃ/
Definition
a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
lodge in barracks
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæɹoʊtʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌakwɪlˈiːnəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌakwɪlˈiːnəʊ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹoʊtʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
verblodge in barracks
verbspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
“The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
verblaugh at with contempt and derision
“The crowd jeered at the speaker”
Word Forms
barrackverblodge in barracks
barracknouna building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
cheerernouna spectator who shouts encouragement
cheeringnounencouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
urgentadjectivecompelling immediate action
urgingnounthe act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
exhortatoryadjectivegiving strong encouragement
exhortationnouna communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
jeerernounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeernounshowing your contempt by derision
jeeringnounshowing your contempt by derision
scoffnounshowing your contempt by derision
scoffernounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
scoffingnounshowing your contempt by derision
flouternounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
gibenounan aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Baracke
ein Gebäude oder eine Gebäudegruppe zur Unterbringung von Militärpersonal
🇫🇷French
caserne
un bâtiment ou un groupe de bâtiments servant à loger du personnel militaire
🇪🇸Spanish
barraca
un edificio o grupo de edificios utilizados para albergar al personal militar
🇮🇹Italian
baracca
edificio o gruppo di edifici adibito ad alloggio del personale militare
🇳🇱Dutch
barak
een gebouw of groep gebouwen waarin militair personeel is gehuisvest
🇵🇹Portuguese
quartel
um edifício ou grupo de edifícios usados ​​para abrigar militares
🇷🇺Russian
казарма
здание или группа зданий, используемых для размещения военнослужащих
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सेनावास
एक इमारत या इमारतों का समूह जिसका उपयोग सैन्य कर्मियों के रहने के लिए किया जाता है
🇧🇩Bengali
ব্যারাক
সামরিক কর্মীদের থাকার জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি বিল্ডিং বা বিল্ডিং গ্রুপ
🇮🇳Tamil
படைமுகாம்
ஒரு கட்டிடம் அல்லது கட்டிடங்களின் குழு இராணுவ வீரர்களை தங்க வைக்க பயன்படுகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
బ్యారక్
సైనిక సిబ్బందిని ఉంచడానికి ఉపయోగించే భవనం లేదా భవనాల సమూహం
🇮🇳Marathi
बॅरेक
लष्करी कर्मचाऱ्यांना राहण्यासाठी वापरलेली इमारत किंवा इमारतींचा समूह
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેરેક
લશ્કરી કર્મચારીઓને રાખવા માટે વપરાતી ઇમારત અથવા ઇમારતોનું જૂથ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬ್ಯಾರಕ್
ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯನ್ನು ಇರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಕಟ್ಟಡ ಅಥವಾ ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳ ಗುಂಪು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ബാരക്ക്
സൈനിക ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരെ പാർപ്പിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കെട്ടിടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കെട്ടിടങ്ങളുടെ കൂട്ടം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੈਰਕ
ਇੱਕ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਜਾਂ ਇਮਾਰਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਮੂਹ ਜੋ ਫੌਜੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیرک
ایک عمارت یا عمارتوں کا گروپ جو فوجی اہلکاروں کے رہنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
营房
用于安置军事人员的建筑物或建筑物群
🇯🇵Japanese
バラック
軍人を収容するために使用される建物または建物群
🇰🇷Korean
바라크
군인을 수용하는 데 사용되는 건물 또는 건물 그룹
🇻🇳Vietnamese
doanh trại
một tòa nhà hoặc một nhóm tòa nhà dùng làm nơi ở cho quân nhân
🇹🇭Thai
ค่ายทหาร
🇮🇩Indonesian
barak
sebuah bangunan atau sekelompok bangunan yang digunakan untuk menampung personel militer
🇵🇭Filipino
kuwartel
isang gusali o grupo ng mga gusali na ginagamit upang paglagyan ng mga tauhan ng militar
🇲🇾Malay
berek
bangunan atau kumpulan bangunan yang digunakan untuk menempatkan anggota tentera
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ثكنة
مبنى أو مجموعة مباني تستخدم لإيواء العسكريين
🇮🇷Persian
پادگان
ساختمان یا گروهی از ساختمان ها که برای اسکان پرسنل نظامی استفاده می شود
🇹🇷Turkish
kışla
askeri personeli barındırmak için kullanılan bir bina veya bina grubu
🇮🇱Hebrew
צריף
בניין או קבוצת מבנים המשמשים לשיכון אנשי צבא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'barrack'?
The primary meaning of 'barrack' is 'a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'barrack' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'barrack' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'barrack' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'barrack' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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