KR

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Short name for the Khmer Rouge, the communist group that ruled Cambodia and killed millions

noun

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Now and then, the KR would surprise us with a volley of 122mm Russian rockets with their tell-tale whirring noise.

Examples

The KR dominated the two "non-communist" members, the Sihanoukists and the Khmer People's National Liberation Front (KPNLF).

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The US," he added, "winked publicly" as China sent arms to the Khmer Rouge (KR) through Thailand.

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When they ran out of those, the KR followed up with Chinese 107mm rockets.

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The KR regime's policies led to the suffering of millions during its rule in Cambodia.
Historians often study the KR's impact on Cambodian culture and society post-1979.
The atrocities committed by the KR still resonate in Cambodia's collective memory today.

Synonyms

Khmer Rouge

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A communist group that ruled Cambodia and killed millions between 1975 and 1979

is an abbreviation of the full common name

Communist Party of Kampuchea

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A communist political party that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and caused the deaths of millions

is a shortened form used informally instead of that formal title

Party of Democratic Kampuchea

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A communist group called the Khmer Rouge that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and caused about three million deaths

is the short abbreviation rather than the alternative formal name

Surface Forms

KR singular

Morphology

KR = Khmer Rouge (opaque) = K + R

The initialism 'KR' does not transparently convey the meaning of 'Khmer Rouge' to learners who do not already know the expansion.

Etymology

KR is a short form of Khmer Rouge, the name of a Cambodian communist group; Khmer means the people of Cambodia and Rouge is French for 'red', the color often used by communist movements. So KR refers to that group which ruled Cambodia in the 1970s and caused the deaths of many people.