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Kampuchea
(redirected from Kampucheans)

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
Kam·pu·che·a  (kmp-ch)
See Cambodia.

Kampuchea [ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪə]
n
(Placename) the name of Cambodia from 1976 until 1989.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.KampucheaKampuchea - a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
Communist Party of Kampuchea, Khmer Rouge, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, KR - a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, Pnom Penh - the capital and largest city of Kampuchea
Indochina, Indochinese peninsula - a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
Mekong, Mekong River - an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
Cambodian, Kampuchean - a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
Translations
Kampuchea [ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪə] NKampuchea f
Kampuchea [ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪə] nKampuchéa m
Kampuchea [ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪə] nla Cambogia
Kampuchea [ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪə] nla Cambogia


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They are Afghans, Chewas, Tamils, Brazilians, Kampucheans, Haitians, Guatemalans, Somalians, Oromos, Salvadoreans, and hundreds more.
On 15 and 16 November, the General Assembly enumerated the principal components of a just, lasting and comprehensive political settlement" of the problem, including withdrawal of all foreign forces, under supervision and control of the UN; creation of an interim administering authority; promotion of national reconciliation among all Kampucheans under the leadership of Prince Norodom Sihanouk; and the non-return to the universally condemned policies and practices of a recent past.
If, however, after total withdrawal, foreign countries did not completely end military aid to the Kampuchean parties, especially the "Pol Pot clique", and cease all interference, the "People's Republic of Kampuchea" would call on other countries to give assistance to the Kampucheans to defend themselves.
 
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