Kampuchean

/ ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Kampuchea, a former name for Cambodia, or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Kampuchea

Example Sentences

To ensure that this rule is enforced, the soldiers destroyed Buddhist temples and worshiping sites throughout the country with major destruction done to the area known as Angkor Wat, an ancient religious site important in Kampuchean history.

From Literature

Cambodia — I’m picking up a couple of references to approximately 3000 rifles supplied to the Kampuchean rebels in the ’80s.

From New York Times

“You seem to forget that between January 1970 and August 1973 — that is, the period of two and a half years — the United States carpeted the small Kampuchean territory with bombs” in a campaign aimed at cutting off North Vietnamese infiltration into South Vietnam.

From New York Times

Before dawn, crowds of people waving red-and-yellow Vietnamese and Kampuchean flags assembled in the streets of Phnom Penh and along the boulevard leading to Pochentong airport.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Le Ngoc Hien, drove past the Kampuchean throngs in Soviet-made jeeps, followed by buses carrying other officers and enlisted men.

From Time Magazine Archive