kampong
noun
a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands.
campong
-
a variation of
kampong.
Example Sentences
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The brown campong of Banda Lonthar stands at the foot of the mossy steps which lead to the summit of the wooded range, and command a superb view of the island group.
From Through the Malay Archipelago by Emily Richings
“Why, my dear boy, we should journey along with the stream till we came to some campong, and then cut adrift a boat and escape in that.”
From One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn
In December following, when I was there, the people were slowly returning from the hills, but had not yet attempted to rebuild the campong, which lay in ashes.
From The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms
No. In a hot country like this I want my men to have good, pure, sparkling well water, and not to be forced to drink croc and campong drainage soup.
From Trapped by Malays A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by Steven Spurrier
The country passer, a shifting scene of gaudy colouring, contains greater elements of interest than commercial Gorontalo, where the native campong loses individuality in gaining the prosaic adjuncts of a trading centre.
From Through the Malay Archipelago by Emily Richings
