Kampuchea

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/kæmpəˈt͡ʃiːə/

proper noun

Former name of Cambodia: a country in Southeast Asia, used from 1975 to 1989.

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Cambodia
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Cambodia: a country in Southeast Asia, used from 1975 to 1989.

    Synonyms: Cambodia

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounFormer name of Cambodia: a country in Southeast Asia, used from 1975 to 1989.

Similar
Cambodia

Origin

Transliteration of Khmer កម្ពុជា (kampuciə). Doublet of Cambodia and gamboge.

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Translations

Arabic كمبوتشيا
  • كمبوتشياformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Bulgarian Кампу́чия
  • Кампу́чия (Kampúčija)former name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Catalan Kamputxea
  • Kamputxeaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Czech Kampučia
  • Kampučiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Danish Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Dutch Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Estonian Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Finnish Kamputsea
  • Kamputseaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
French Kampuchéa
  • Kampuchéaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
German Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Hindi कम्पूचिया
  • कम्पूचिया (kampūciyā)former name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Hungarian Kampucsea
  • Kampucseaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Irish Champúis, Campúisia
  • Champúisformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
  • Campúisiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Japanese カンプチア
  • カンプチア (Kanpuchia)former name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Korean 캄푸치아
  • 캄푸치아 (Kampuchia)former name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Latvian Kampučija
  • Kampučijaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Norwegian Bokmål Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Polish Kampucza
  • Kampuczaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Portuguese Campucheia
  • Campucheiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Romanian Kampuchia
  • Kampuchiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Russian Кампучи́я
  • Кампучи́я (Kampučíja)former name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Slovak Kampučia
  • Kampučiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Spanish Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Swedish Kampuchea
  • Kampucheaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Turkish Kampuçya
  • Kampuçyaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Ukrainian Кампучі́я
  • Кампучі́я (Kampučíja)former name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
Vietnamese Campuchia, Cam-pu-chia
  • Campuchiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia
  • Cam-pu-chiaformer name for Cambodia — see also Cambodia

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Kampuchea

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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