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Barracks are buildings designed to house military personnel and quasi-military groups like police forces. Originally derived from a Spanish word for "soldier's tent" in the 17th century, barracks have evolved from temporary structures into permanent buildings that can range from individual housing blocks to entire complexes.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- military base
- Part of
- military base
- Image
- Charleroi - caserne Trésignies - 2020-06-23 - 01.jpg
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- OpenStreetMap tag
- military=barracks
- topic's main category
- Category:Barracks
- Commons category
- Barracks
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- fire station
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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