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English noun: Khmer Rouge

1. Khmer Rouge (group) 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


SynonymsCommunist Party of Kampuchea, KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea


Instance hypernymforeign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionCambodia, Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia









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