Definitions for khmer rougeˈkmɛər ˈruʒ, kəˈmɛər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Khmer Rouge*ˈkmɛər ˈruʒ, kəˈmɛər(n.)(pl.)
a Cambodian guerrilla and rebel force, orig. Communist and Communist-backed.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Government
a member or supporter of this force.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Government
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Origin of Khmer Rouge:
< F Khmer (or Khmère) rouge lit., red Khmer
Princeton's WordNet
Khmer Rouge, KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea, Communist Party of Kampuchea(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
Wiktionary
Khmer Rouge(ProperNoun)
A Cambodian communist guerrilla force active from the 1970s to the 1990s under the leadership of Pol Pot.
Origin: From Khmer + rouge.
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