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Detailed Synonyms for Khmer Rouge in English
Khmer Rouge:
Khmer Rouge [the ~] noun
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the Khmer Rouge
– 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 19 1the KR; the Party of Democratic Kampuchea; the Khmer Rouge; the Communist Party of Kampuchea– 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 19 1