Khmer Rouge

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/, /kəˈmɛəɹ ˈɹuːʒ/

Proper noun

Khmer Rouge

  1. (historical) A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.
    Coordinate term: Democratic Kampuchea

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