Siem Reap

[ see-uhm -ree-uhp, syem -ryap ]

/ ˈsi əm ˈri əp, ˈsyɛm ˈryæp /

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a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Indeed, it's unclear what, if any, benefits the average Cuban will reap from increased diplomacy between the two countries.
Castro's Hipster Apologists Want to Keep Cuba ‘Authentically’ Poor|Michael Moynihan|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
From that, Spinal Solutions stood to reap several thousand dollars from the sale of a single screw.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are only here to reap the rewards of the American safety net (such as it is) and thereby raise your taxes.
Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time!|Gene Robinson|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Yes, you will find it,” Cosmo assures readers, promising to help them “reap the blissful benefits” upon discovering the region.
The Truth About Female Orgasms: Look to the Clitoris, Not the Vagina|Lizzie Crocker|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But if you choose to conduct your discourse in 140-word snaps, or soundbites, then you reap the crop of dumb that you sow.
Why We Should Hate 'Haters Gonna Hate'|Tim Teeman|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are religious who reap a great harvest among souls in this newly-christianized land.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Did they use oil varnish, our successors would at all events reap the benefit, if not ourselves.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
The French farmers calculate upon reaping about sevenfold; if they sow one bushel, they reap, between six and seven.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
As winter is not their season of love, they reap but little advantage from associating.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
It was through her power on the sea that she was able to reap a rich harvest from her war with Spain.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt