People's Republic of Kampuchea

proper noun

Former official name of Cambodia: a country in Southeast Asia; used from 1979 to 1989, after the Khmer Rouge was ejected, when it was a one-party, Marxist-Leninist state and a satellite state of Vietnam.

Meanings

proper nounthe People's Republic of Kampuchea
  1. historicalFormer official name of Cambodia: a country in Southeast Asia; used from 1979 to 1989, after the Khmer Rouge was ejected, when it was a one-party, Marxist-Leninist state and a satellite state of Vietnam.

Translations

Lithuanian Kampučijos Liaudies Respublika
  • Kampučijos Liaudies Respublikaanticapitalist country
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APA

People's Republic of Kampuchea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/People's%20Republic%20of%20Kampuchea

MLA

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Chicago

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