noun
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a place affording protection, as from the elements or danger; a shelter.
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the main city in a district in which all or most of the administrative offices are located.
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a division of an army guarding a strategic place, town, city, etc.
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the quarters assigned to a troop or troops.
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the local office of the police force in a town; a police station.
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the office of local administration.
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the toll-gate at the entrance of a town.