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quarters

  • /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/ US
  • /ˈkɔɹtɚz/ US
  • /ˈkwɔːtəz/ UK

noun

  1. plural plural of quarter

noun

  1. plural, plural only Housing, barracks, or other habitation or living space. “I have visited my quarters, and find them very comfortable.[…]Steerage is like everything else maritime[…]vastly improved since Robert Louis Stevenson took his trip third class to New York.”
  2. broadly The place where someone or something lives. 2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ The local pet trade thrives on captured or orphaned baby macaques—often malnourished and kept
  3. A commonly played university drinking game in North America.
  4. Quarterfinals.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of quarter

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: living quarters, accommodation, hostel, barracks, lodgings, dormitory, lodging, chamber, housing, digs, dwelling, shelter, homes, headquarters, suburbs, flags

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noun housing, barracks

Españolacuartelamiento
DeutschWohnraum, Quartier

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@misc{quarters_2026,
  title = {quarters},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quarters},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}