killing fields

proper noun

A number of sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter of some 2,000,000 people was carried out by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s.

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Meanings

killing fields1

noun
  1. pluralplural of killing field

Killing Fields2

proper nounthe Killing Fields
  1. A number of sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter of some 2,000,000 people was carried out by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s.

Killing fields3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Killing field

Origin

Coined by Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran in 1984.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 殺戮戰場 /杀戮战场
  • 殺戮戰場 /杀戮战场 (shālù zhànchǎng)sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Finnish kuoleman kentät
  • kuoleman kentätsites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Japanese キリング・フィールド
  • キリング・フィールド (kiringu fīrudo)sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Korean 킬링필드
  • 킬링필드 (killingpildeu)sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Lithuanian mirties laukai
  • mirties laukaisites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Polish pola śmierci
  • pola śmiercisites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Russian поля́ сме́рти
  • поля́ сме́рти (poljá smérti)sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Swedish dödens fält
  • dödens fältsites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
Thai ทุ่งสังหาร
  • ทุ่งสังหาร (tûng-sǎng-hǎan)sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out
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APA

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MLA

“killing fields.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killing%20fields. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “killing fields,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/killing%20fields.

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