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Angkor

Angkor proper noun: a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. Also the ellipsis of Angkor Wat.

Proper noun

Angkor

  1. A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.

Also used as

Angkor is also the ellipsis of Angkor Wat.

Angkor meaning in Vietnamese

Angkor in Vietnamese

region of Cambodia
Ăng-co

Origin of Angkor

From Khmer អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “Capital City”), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”). Doublet of negara and Nagari.

Words formed from Angkor

Questions about Angkor

What does Angkor mean?
Angkor means a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
What is Angkor in Vietnamese?
Angkor in Vietnamese is Ăng-co. See Angkor meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Angkor?
Angkor is a proper noun.

Words near Angkor in the dictionary

  1. Angkar
  2. angkhak
  3. angklung
  4. angklungs
  5. angkong
  6. Angkor
  7. Angkor Wat
  8. Angkorian
  9. Angkorians
  10. Angl.
  11. Anglada

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