Etymology

Kampuchea Krom

Today it means: The southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory. Full definition →

Khmer កម្ពុជាក្រោម
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  1. Khmer · borrowed fromកម្ពុជាក្រោម
  2. English todayKampuchea Krom

From Khmer កម្ពុជាក្រោម (kampuciə kraom, literally “Lower Cambodia”).

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