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Noun: garrison  ger-i-sun [N. Amer], ga-ri-sun [Brit]
  1. (military) a fortified military post where troops are stationed
    - fort
     
  2. (military) the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
Verb: garrison  ger-i-sun [N. Amer], ga-ri-sun [Brit]
  1. Station (troops) in a fort or garrison
Noun: Garrison  ger-i-sun [N. Amer], ga-ri-sun [Brit]
  1. United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)
    - William Lloyd Garrison

Derived forms: garrisoned, garrisoning, garrisons

Type of: abolitionist, emancipationist, military personnel, military post, place, post, send, soldiery, station, troops

Encyclopedia: Garrison, New York train station

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