Kampuchea

Kam·pu·che·a

K0008800 (kăm′po͞o-chē′ə) See Cambodia.

Kampuchea

(ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪə) n (Placename) the name (1976–89) of Cambodia

Kam•pu•che•a

(ˌkæm puˈtʃi ə)

n. People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia. Kam`pu•che′an, adj., n.

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Kampuchea - a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946Cambodia, Kingdom of CambodiaCommunist Party of Kampuchea, Khmer Rouge, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, KR - a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorismCambodian capital, Phnom Penh, Pnom Penh - the capital and largest city of KampucheaIndochina, Indochinese peninsula - a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and VietnamMekong, Mekong River - an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China SeaCambodian, Kampuchean - a native or inhabitant of Cambodia

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