Zomia

Z10O1M3I1A1

proper noun

Highland areas of the Indochina region of peninsular Southeast Asia that are historically outside the control of governments based in the population centres in the lowlands.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. neologismHighland areas of the Indochina region of peninsular Southeast Asia that are historically outside the control of governments based in the population centres in the lowlands.

Origin

Coined by Dutch historian Willem van Schendel in 2002 on the basis of the Kuki-Chin roots zo ‘hill’ and mi ‘person’.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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