khmer : Idioms & Phrases
khmer rouge
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noun a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
Communist Party of Kampuchea; KR; Party of Democratic Kampuchea.
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mon-khmer
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noun a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
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munda-mon-khmer
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noun a family of languages spoken in southern and southeastern Asia
Austro-Asiatic; Austro-Asiatic language.