military quarters
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈkwɔrtərz/
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cuarteles
- The old military quarters were renovated to provide better living conditions for the troops.
Examples
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The soldiers were assigned to their military quarters after arriving at the base.
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"Barrack" means 'military quarters'... which must mean he's planning to house our troops!
Blog text (7) -
With televisions, video recorders, carpets, lofts, and even bars, the students' rooms scarcely resemble military quarters.
Academic text (1990) -
Each service member is expected to keep their military quarters clean and organized.
Synonyms
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2.8
Rooms or small buildings where people live inside a larger place
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9.9
A military camp where soldiers live temporarily
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3.3
Places like rooms or buildings where people live
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7.5
Places where people live or stay, often for soldiers
Buildings where soldiers live and sleep
A building where soldiers live and sleep
Rooms or buildings where a group of people live, like soldiers
A place where people live, often for soldiers or workers
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Morphology
The meaning 'accommodations for personnel at a military post' is directly and compositionally derived from 'military' (relating to the armed forces) + 'quarters' (living spaces). This noun-noun combination follows a common, transparent pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Military quarters comes from the old use of quarter meaning 'a part of a town' where soldiers stayed. Armies would give each soldier a 'quarter' to live in, so the phrase now means the 'living place' or 'housing' for soldiers.