Kampuchean
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The Vietnamese launched the initial phase of their offensive in November, and on Christmas Day attacked Rithysen, the biggest of eight Khmer Front guerrilla bases that dot the Kampuchean side of the border.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soviet and Vietnamese military advisers insist that the Kampuchean armed forces can contain the threat, but Western analysts have their doubts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their aim: to destroy the camp and other centers of opposition to the Viet Nam-backed Kampuchean government of Heng Samrin, and to drive the refugees into Thailand.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the questions bedeviling the diplomats is the role the Khmer Rouge would play in a Kampuchean government after the Vietnamese withdraw.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the K.P.N.L.F. intends to fight on, it will probably have to abandon static defenses in favor of more classic guerrilla tactics, dispersing its strength and moving deeper into the Kampuchean countryside.
From Time Magazine Archive
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