kampong
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of kampong
1835–45; < Malay kampung, kampong grouping or gathering together, especially a village; cf. compound 2
Example Sentences
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Mr Oh grew up together with his family in Sungei Tengah - a local kampong - or village.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022
Most kampong residents were offered new homes by the government, but Mr Oh was unable to secure a place of his own.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022
The artist Charles Lim Yi Yong grew up in a kampong, or village, near where work on the airport began in 1975, so his house looked out onto reclaimed land.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2017
The kampong has long since disappeared, and the coast has changed beyond recognition.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2017
At intervals a Malay kampong, or village, was revealed in the heart of the grove, its queer attap-thatched houses raised a man’s height from the ground, and connected with it by rickety ladders.
From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle
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