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Kampuchean

British  
/ ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪən /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Kampuchea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Within two years of the Kampuchean government's 1979 announcement that a famine had pushed more than 2 million people to the brink of starvation, the West poured in more than $600 million worth of supplies.

From Time Magazine Archive

When they did, as many as 100,000 Khmer refugees would flood back over to the Kampuchean side.

From Time Magazine Archive

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