kampong

or cam·pong

[ kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong ]

noun

1. a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands.

kampong

/ kæmˈpɒŋ; ˈkæmpɒŋ /

noun

1. (in Malaysia) a village

Word History and Origins

Origin of kampong¹

1835–45; < Malay kampung, kampong grouping or gathering together, especially a village; compound ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of kampong¹

C19: from Malay

Example Sentences

And so I laughed again when I heard of a small outbreak in Kampong Raja.

From The Daily Beast

There are suggestions of a perkara with a woman, in the kampong, of jealousy.

From Project Gutenberg

The people of the village feasted abundantly— Jenoh-lah di-makan orang kampong itu.

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The headman of the village received him— Di-sambut-kan-nia kapala kampong.

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There they stood, mystified at seeing white men in the village Kampong.

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The compound in which the victims of "Chinese slavery" languished is the Malay kampong, an enclosure.

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