Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An assembly or gathering of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts on a local or district level.

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  • noun US A gathering of Scouts in which accomodation is in tents

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[camp + (jamb)oree.]

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Blend of camp and jamboree

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Examples

  • Stark said the council is holding a community "camporee" this spring.

    Press of Atlantic City: Editorials 2010

  • Stark said the council is holding a community "camporee" this spring.

    Press of Atlantic City: Editorials 2010

  • Stark said the council is holding a community "camporee" this spring.

    Press of Atlantic City: Editorials 2010

  • Clark sez, The MPAA monstrosity is an activity patch or temporary insignia - these denote that a scout has participated in a special event or activity; a couple of common examples of activity patches are those issued to scouts who have attended a weekend camporee or a week at summer camp.

    Boing Boing 2006

  • [Text] Our Commander in Chief Fidel Castro held a lively meeting with the outstanding pioneers in the country gathered at the 6 July camporee held at

    CASTRO EXHORTS PIONEERS TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE 1974

  • In my Feb. 11 column about killing a hog at a camporee, I got it all screwed up.

    Sedalia Democrat : News 2010

  • The camporee was held at the Marshall Junction Wildlife Area.

    Sedalia Democrat : News By Richard Parkhurst 2010

  • The camporee was held at the Marshall Junction Wildlife Area.

    Sedalia Democrat : News 2010

  • "The whole thing wraps up with our camporee," Savignano said.

    BangorDailyNews.com - News By Nok-Noi Ricker BDN Staff 2010

  • Recently, our local council of Boy Scouts of America honored veterans as part of their centennial camporee and National Military Appreciation Month.

    Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

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