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kampong

kampong

English

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Noun

kampong (plural kampongs)

  1. A Malay village, such as is found in Malaysia, Brunei, and parts of Indonesia.
  2. (Singapore) A traditional village (of which only one now survives).
  3. (Singapore) A suburb or district where a former kampong stood.
    Kampong Tanah Merah.
  4. (Cambodia) Port, landing, river town (កំពង់).
    Kampong Thom (ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ), Kamping Cham (កំពង់ចាម).

Dutch

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Etymology

From Malay kampung.

Noun

kampong m (plural kampongs)

  1. village (a (Southeast Asian) rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town); kampong

Malay

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Noun

kampong (Jawi spelling کامڤوڠ)

  1. (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of kampung