Kampuchea
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- proper noun
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Kampuchea
- In history class, we learned about the notorious regime that ruled Kampuchea in the late 20th century.
- Democratic Kampuchea
- Vietnamese occupation of Kampuchea
Examples
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It is for this reason that Singapore led the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) attack on the diplomatic front in the United Nations condemning Vietnamese occupation of Kampuchea.
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The killing fields of Pol Pot were real in Kampuchea.
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- It was Kampuchea at the time.
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This is where we are, and this is Kampuchea Krom.
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Yes, you can go to Kampuchea Krom.
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Long live our glorious revolutionary Kampuchea!
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It is taking place throughout Kampuchea.
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Long live the invincible Revolutionary Army of Kampuchea.
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New China Radio reports... ...that fighting between Vietnam and Democratic Kampuchea... ...has broken out on a number of fronts.
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Following their invasion of Cambodia in December 1978, and their overthrow of the Pol Pot regime a few weeks later, the Vietnamese transformed this front into the People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK).
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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A country in Southeast Asia known for ancient temples like Angkor Wat
A country in Southeast Asia with the capital Phnom Penh
Compounds
A communist political party that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and caused the deaths of millions
A communist group called the Khmer Rouge that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and caused about three million deaths
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kampuchea comes from the old Sanskrit name Kambuja, which means 'descendants of Kambu', a legendary founder, so Kampuchea is like the 'land of Kambu' and is the same country English speakers call Cambodia.