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Khmer Republic

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noun

  1. the former official name (1970–76) of Cambodia

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Embassy in Cambodia during the dying days of the Khmer Republic.

From Washington Times

Embassy in Cambodia during the dying days of the Khmer Republic, has died.

From Washington Times

Embassy in Cambodia during the dying days of the Khmer Republic has died.

From Seattle Times

The surrender of the Khmer Republic to the Khmer Rouge was, the magazine noted, the first time a capital city had fallen to Communist forces since Seoul in the early 1950s.

From Time

At the time of the evacuations, the U.S.-backed Khmer Republic had all but crumbled under the weight of incompetence and corruption, while large-scale American bombing of the countryside sent hundreds of thousands fleeing to Phnom Penh for safety.

From Time