Barracks
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A barracks is a building or group of buildings built to house military personnel. The English word comes via French from an old Catalan word "barraca" (hut), originally referring to temporary shelters or huts for various people and animals, but today barracks are usually permanent buildings for military accommodation. The word may apply to separate housing blocks or to complete complexes, and the plural form often refers to a single structure and may be singular in construction.
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See also
- Cantonment, a temporary or semi-permanent military quarters.
- Selimiye Barracks
- B hut
- Barkas, Hyderabad
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