Angkor

American  

[ang-kawr, -kohr] / ˈæŋ kɔr, -koʊr /

noun

1. a vast assemblage of ruins of the Khmer empire, near the modern city of Siem Reap in NW Cambodia: many elaborately carved and decorated temples, stone statues, gateways, and towers.

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Angkor British  

/ ˈæŋkɔː /

noun

1. a large area of ruins in NW Cambodia, containing Angkor Thom ( tɔːm ), the capital of the former Khmer Empire, and Angkor Wat ( wɒt ), a three-storey temple, which were overgrown with dense jungle from the 14th to 19th centuries

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Angkor

“People used to know Cambodia for Angkor Wat and saw us as a great nation,” said Chhay Sinarith, a senior minister in Cambodia’s government in charge of combating cybercrimes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

An American tourist called Dorothy said she wasn't worried about visiting Angkor as she was clued in to travel logistics and border rules, saying she felt "very safe".

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

But by the time the 51-year-old Johnson traveled to Cambodia in 2002 to explore Angkor Wat and other remnants of the Khmer Empire, she was living through a series of disappointments, romantic and otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

He took the first known photographs of the temple of Angkor Wat, in the country known today as Cambodia.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024

It was during our trip to Angkor Wat that I first thought Pa was a god.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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