Khmer Rouge
[ kmair -roozh, kuh-mair ]
/ ˈkmɛər ˈruʒ, kəˈmɛər /
noun, plural Khmers Rouges [kmair -roozh, kuh-mair] /ˈkmɛər ˈruʒ, kəˈmɛər/ for 2.
a Cambodian guerrilla and rebel force and political opposition movement, originally Communist and Communist-backed.
a member or supporter of this force.
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Origin of Khmer Rouge
<French Khmer (or Khmère) rouge literally, red Khmer
Words nearby Khmer Rouge
Khiva, Khlyst, Khmelnitsky, Khmer, Khmer Republic, Khmer Rouge, Khnum, Khodzhent, Khoikhoi, Khoisan, khoja
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British Dictionary definitions for Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
/ (ruːʒ) /
noun
the Kampuchean communist party, which seized power (1975) in a civil war: in exile since 1979, dispersed in 1999
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Cultural definitions for Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge
[ (kuh-mair roohzh) ]
The communist movement in Kampuchea (Cambodia) in Southeast Asia. It came to power in 1975.
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