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kamer

Pronunciation: /ˈkaː.mər/

“kamer” is a Dutch word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a bedroom
  2. a living room
  3. a special, more luxurious living room (formerly) reserved for use on Sundays and holidays, found in old houses that were inhabited by relatively affluent people
  4. a non-campus residence for students
  5. a board, judicial court or other institution with a specific competence
  6. a chamber or division of a legisative assembly such as a parliament
  7. a separated section in a structured object, e.g. chamber of a gun

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cāmere (“room, barn, house”), from Old Dutch *kamara, from Latin camera (“room, vault”), from Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”).

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