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Terminology: "cocompact"

Let $M$ be a Riemannian manifold such that its isometry group $G=\textrm{Iso}(M)$ is a Lie group, and let $\Gamma$ be a subgroup of $G$. 1) What does the phrase "$\Gamma$ is a cocompact group of ...