English Explanatory Dictionary

Angkor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
  2. Ellipsis of Angkor Wat.

Word forms

Angkor

Etymology

From Khmer អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “Capital City”), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”). Doublet of negara and Nagari.

Derived words

Angkorian Angkor Wat
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