kampong
or cam·pong
a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands.
Origin of kampong
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How to use kampong in a sentence
There is always supposed to be one man in each native village (or campong) who can speak this language.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil WorsfoldThere are also in the Chinese Campong many fine private houses, which are furnished with courtyards, and elaborately finished.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil WorsfoldClose at hand is the Campong, or Chinese town, with its quaint shops and busy market-place.
A Visit to Java | W. Basil WorsfoldBududreen and another were racing madly toward the jungle beyond the campong.
The Monster Men | Edgar Rice BurroughsPiang and his helpers secured the cable to a post and rushed into the campong.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy | Florence Partello Stuart
British Dictionary definitions for kampong
/ (ˈkæmpɒŋ, kæmˈpɒŋ) /
(in Malaysia) a village
Origin of kampong
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