kampong

or cam·pong

[ kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong ]

noun
  1. a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands.

Origin of kampong

1
1835–45; <Malay kampung, kampong grouping or gathering together, especially a village; cf. compound2

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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 Worsfold
  • There are also in the Chinese Campong many fine private houses, which are furnished with courtyards, and elaborately finished.

    A Visit to Java | W. Basil Worsfold
  • Close at hand is the Campong, or Chinese town, with its quaint shops and busy market-place.

    A Visit to Java | W. Basil Worsfold
  • Bududreen and another were racing madly toward the jungle beyond the campong.

    The Monster Men | Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Piang and his helpers secured the cable to a post and rushed into the campong.

British Dictionary definitions for kampong

kampong

/ (ˈkæmpɒŋ, kæmˈpɒŋ) /


noun
  1. (in Malaysia) a village

Origin of kampong

1
C19: from Malay

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