Champa

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/ˈtʃæm.pə/

proper noun

A collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.

OriginVietnamese Chăm Pa →
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Meanings

Champa1

proper noun

alternative Chiampa

  1. historicalA collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.

Champa2

proper nounChampa (plural Champas)

plural Champas · alternative Chiampa

  1. A surname from Slovene.

Origin

Champa · proper noun

  1. VietnameseChăm Pa
  2. EnglishChampa

Borrowed from Vietnamese Chăm Pa.

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Champa · proper noun

  1. SloveneČampa
  2. EnglishChampa

Americanized spelling of Slovene Čampa.

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Translations

Arabic صَنْف
  • صَنْف (ṣanf)Cham polities
Chinese Mandarin 占婆
  • 占婆 (Zhànpó)Cham polities
Finnish Champa
  • ChampaCham polities
German Tschampa
  • TschampaCham polities
Hindi चंपा
  • चंपा (campā)Cham polities
Japanese チャンパ
  • チャンパCham polities
Korean 참파
  • 참파 (champa)Cham polities
Lithuanian Čampa
  • ČampaCham polities
Malay Cepa, Campa
  • CepaCham polities
  • CampaCham polities
Persian صَنْف
  • صَنْف (sanf)Cham polities
Polish Czampa
  • CzampaCham polities
Thai จามปา
  • จามปาCham polities
Vietnamese Chăm Pa
  • Chăm PaCham polities
Cite this entry
APA

Champa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Champa

MLA

“Champa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Champa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Champa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Champa.

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