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Camp David

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Camp David
A presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of northern Maryland north-northwest of Washington, D.C. It was established by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 as Shangri-La. Dwight D. Eisenhower renamed it Camp David in honor of his grandson.
Camp David [ˈdeɪvɪd]
n
(Placename) the US president's retreat in the Appalachian Mountains, Maryland: scene of the Camp David Agreement (Sept., 1978) between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachem Begin of Israel, mediated by Jimmy Carter, which outlined a framework for establishing peace in the Middle East. This agreement was the basis of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt signed in Washington (March, 1979).
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Noun1.Camp David - a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States


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Looking for a way to fund his culinary education, Eguaras enlisted in the Navy -- renowned for its culinary academy -- and a few months later recruitment officers from Camp David picked him from more than 250 candidates for a job in the kitchen of the presidential hideaway.
CHEF TO PRESIDENTS CHILLS AT CANYONS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Writing about the Camp David accords, the author points out that Israel did not place a legitimate offer on the table.
The Second Palestinian Intifada: A Chronicle of a People's Struggle by Wilcox, Fred A. / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
The professors have had to miss only one summer, when Hassassian was asked to head the Jerusalem Task Force for the Palestinian Camp David negotiating team.
Envisioning peace for the Middle East by Angelo, Jean Marie / University Business
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