English Explanatory Dictionary

Khmer Rouge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.

Pronunciation

/ˈkmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/ /kəˈmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Khmer Rouge.wav

Word forms

Khmer Rouge

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Khmer rouge (“red Khmer”), from Khmer (“Khmer”) + rouge (“red”).

Related words

Killing Fields Democratic Kampuchea
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