communist party of kampuchea
noun · n
Simple meaning
Became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kahmyuhnuhstpahrteeuhvkampoocheeuhSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑmjənəstpɑɹtiəvkæmputʃiə
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
n
The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as the Khmer Communist Party,"Cambodia and the Khmer People's Revolutionary Party, Appendix B - Major Political and Military Organizations".
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This meaning: A communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
Used this way, communist party of kampuchea is a specialist word with a clearly unfavourable pull. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
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