Cambodia

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UK/kæmˈbəʊdi.ə/British, Southern, Standard/kamˈbəwdɪjə/US/kæmˈboʊdi.ə/Australia/kæmˈbəʉdi.ə/

proper noun

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.

OriginFrench Cambodge ← Portuguese Camboja →
CommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Cambogia

  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kampuchea

Origin

  1. PortugueseCamboja
  2. FrenchCambodge
  3. EnglishCambodia

Borrowed from French Cambodge and Portuguese Camboja. Doublet of Kampuchea and gamboge.

More words from French, Portuguese

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Translations

Afrikaans Kambodja
  • Kambodjacountry in Southeast Asia
Arabic كَامْبُودِيَا, كَمْبُودِيَا
  • كَامْبُودِيَا (kambōdiyā)country in Southeast Asia
  • كَمْبُودِيَا (kambōdiyā)country in Southeast Asia
Basque Kanbodia
  • Kanbodiacountry in Southeast Asia
Bengali কম্বোডিয়া
  • কম্বোডিয়া (kombōḍiẏa)country in Southeast Asia
Bulgarian Камбо́джа
  • Камбо́джа (Kambódža)country in Southeast Asia
Catalan Cambodja, Cambotja
  • Cambodjacountry in Southeast Asia
  • Cambotjacountry in Southeast Asia
Chinese Cantonese 柬埔寨
  • 柬埔寨 (gaan² bou³ zaai⁶)country in Southeast Asia
Chinese Mandarin 柬埔寨, 高棉
  • 柬埔寨 (Jiǎnpǔzhài)country in Southeast Asia
  • 高棉 (Gāomián)country in Southeast Asia
Czech Kambodža
  • Kambodžacountry in Southeast Asia
Danish Cambodja
  • Cambodjacountry in Southeast Asia
Dutch Cambodja
  • Cambodjacountry in Southeast Asia
Esperanto Kamboĝo
  • Kamboĝocountry in Southeast Asia
Estonian Kambodža
  • Kambodžacountry in Southeast Asia
Finnish Kambodža
  • Kambodžacountry in Southeast Asia
French Cambodge
  • Cambodgecountry in Southeast Asia
German Kambodscha
  • Kambodschacountry in Southeast Asia
Greek Καμπότζη
  • Καμπότζη (Kampótzi)country in Southeast Asia
Hebrew קַמְבּוֹדְיָה
  • קַמְבּוֹדְיָה (kambódya)country in Southeast Asia
Hindi कम्बोडिया, कंबोडिया
  • कम्बोडिया (kamboḍiyā)country in Southeast Asia
  • कंबोडिया (kamboḍiyā)country in Southeast Asia
Hungarian Kambodzsa
  • Kambodzsacountry in Southeast Asia
Icelandic Kambódía
  • Kambódíacountry in Southeast Asia
Indonesian Kamboja
  • Kambojacountry in Southeast Asia
Irish An Chambóid
  • An Chambóidcountry in Southeast Asia
Italian Cambogia
  • Cambogiacountry in Southeast Asia
Japanese カンボジア, カンボディア
  • カンボジア (Kambojia)country in Southeast Asia
  • カンボディア (Kambodia)country in Southeast Asia
Korean 캄보디아, 캄보쟈
  • 캄보디아 (Kambodia)country in Southeast Asia
  • 캄보쟈 (Kamboja)country in Southeast Asia
Latvian Kambodža
  • Kambodžacountry in Southeast Asia
Lithuanian Kambodža
  • Kambodžacountry in Southeast Asia
Malay Kemboja
  • Kembojacountry in Southeast Asia
Māori Kamupōtia
  • Kamupōtiacountry in Southeast Asia
Norwegian Bokmål Kambodsja
  • Kambodsjacountry in Southeast Asia
Polish Kambodża
  • Kambodżacountry in Southeast Asia
Portuguese Camboja
  • Cambojacountry in Southeast Asia
Romanian Cambodgia
  • Cambodgiacountry in Southeast Asia
Russian Камбо́джа, Кампу́чи́я
  • Камбо́джа (Kambódža)country in Southeast Asia
  • Кампу́чи́я (Kampúčíja)country in Southeast Asia
Slovak Kambodža
  • Kambodžacountry in Southeast Asia
Spanish Camboya
  • Camboyacountry in Southeast Asia
Swahili Kamboja
  • Kambojacountry in Southeast Asia
Swedish Kambodja
  • Kambodjacountry in Southeast Asia
Tagalog Kambodya
  • Kambodyacountry in Southeast Asia
Tamil கம்போடியா
  • கம்போடியா (kampōṭiyā)country in Southeast Asia
Thai กัมพูชา, เขมร
  • กัมพูชา (gam-puu-chaa)country in Southeast Asia
  • เขมร (kà-měen)country in Southeast Asia
Turkish Kamboçya
  • Kamboçyacountry in Southeast Asia
Ukrainian Камбо́джа
  • Камбо́джа (Kambódža)country in Southeast Asia
Urdu کَمْبوڈِیا
  • کَمْبوڈِیا (kamboḍiyā)country in Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Cam-pu-chia, Căm Bốt
  • Cam-pu-chiacountry in Southeast Asia
  • Căm Bốtcountry in Southeast Asia
  • Cao Miêncountry in Southeast Asia
Yiddish קאַמבאָדזשע
  • קאַמבאָדזשע (kambodzhe)country in Southeast Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Cambodia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambodia

MLA

“Cambodia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambodia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cambodia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cambodia.

Source: Cambodia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.