Kampuchean

British

/ ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Kampuchea, a former name for Cambodia, or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Kampuchea

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Example Sentences

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The / six-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations backs the anti-Vietnamese coalition of Kampuchean guerrillas.

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This year's Vietnamese drive has differed from earlier campaigns in both its relative ferocity and its single-minded concentration on the Khmer Front component of the Kampuchean resistance.

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In the near future, the Kampuchean issue will be resolved.

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Then the Kampuchean people will no longer need us, and we will no longer need to stay in Kampuchea.

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Before dawn, crowds of people waving red-and-yellow Vietnamese and Kampuchean flags assembled in the streets of Phnom Penh and along the boulevard leading to Pochentong airport.

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