Khmer Rouge

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing 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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