- Cambodia
- or Kampuchea or 1970-75 Khmer Republic geographical name country SE Asia bordering on Gulf of Thailand capital Phnom Penh area 69,898 square miles (181,036 square kilometers), population 9,287,000
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Cambodia
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Cambodia — noun a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946 (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑Kingdom of Cambodia, ↑Kampuchea • Derivationally related forms: ↑Kampuchean (for: ↑Kampuchea), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cambodia — noun A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Former name: Kampuchea … Wiktionary
Cambodia — has been variously known in recent decades as the Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, and the People’s Republic of Kampuchea, but in 1989 it resumed its historical name of Cambodia … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
