Camden
a borough of Greater London, England.
a port in SW New Jersey, on the Delaware River opposite Philadelphia.
a city in SW Arkansas.
Contemporary Examples
The Oldest Profession Evolves—How the Web Transformed Prostitution Gregory Gilderman September 9, 2012
The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire H.L. Mencken October 3, 2014
Gal With a Suitcase Jolie Hunt November 5, 2010
America’s New Mandarins Megan McArdle February 20, 2013
Why Pedro Hernandez Confessed to Killing Etan Patz Michael Daly May 31, 2012
Historical Examples
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 1 of 14 Elbert Hubbard
Australia Revenged Boomerang
The Man Who Knew Edgar Wallace
Frank Merriwell’s Cruise Burt L. Standish
With the Swamp Fox James Otis
noun
a borough of N Greater London. Pop: 210 700 (2003 est). Area: 21 sq km (8 sq miles)
noun
William. 1551–1623, English antiquary and historian; author of Britannia (1586)
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