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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Example Sentences

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

I meet Sothea on a hot and sticky afternoon this summer, in Siem Reap, a town close to Angkor Wat and the other monuments that first drew Johnson to Cambodia.

From The Wall Street Journal

The brand new Chinese-built airport terminal at Siem Reap, gateway to the famed temple complex of Angkor Wat, is deserted.

From BBC

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

From BBC

The Golden Dragon exercises have been held on a regular basis since 2016, around the same time that Cambodia canceled similar exercises with the United States known as Angkor Sentinel.

From Seattle Times