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Camp David at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:

the country home of the US President, where the President goes to relax. People remember it especially for the Camp David Agreement, which established peace between Egypt and Israel and was signed at Camp David in 1979.//

Camp David at English => English (The Britannica Concise) Of Explained:

Rural retreat of U.S. presidents, N Maryland. The scenic mountainous area (200 acres, or 81 hectares) was established as "Shangri-La" in 1942 by Pres. F. D. Roosevelt and made an official presidential retreat by H. Truman in 1945. In 1953 D. Eisenhower renamed it Camp David for his grandson. It has been the scene of a number of high-level presidential conferences with foreign heads of state. See also Camp David Accords.

Camp David at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

Camp David
n : retreat northwest of Washington used by the president of the
United States