Khmer Rouge

Khmer Rouge

n.

A Cambodian Communist movement that was active as a guerrilla force from 1970 to the late 1990s and held power under the leadership of Pol Pot from 1975 to 1979.

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[French, Red Khmer : khmer, Khmer + rouge, red.]

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Khmer Rouge [ruːʒ]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the Kampuchean communist party, which seized power (1975) in a civil war: in exile since 1979, dispersed in 1999

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Khmer Rouge - 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 Communist Party of Kampuchea, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, KR act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear Cambodia, Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia - a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946

Translations

Khmer Rouge

pl → Rote Khmer pl

Khmer Rouge n pl inv the Khmer Rouge → i khmer mpl rossi