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Kambuja

Kambuja proper noun: an ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.

Proper noun

Kambuja

  1. An ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.

Noun

Kambuja (plural Kambujas)

  1. An inhabitant of this kingdom; a member of the people that inhabited this kingdom.

Forms of Kambuja

pluralKambujas

Origin of Kambuja

Possibly related to Kamboja. Folk etymologies originate it as Kambu-ja, meaning the "descendants of Kambu", a legendary figure. See Kamboja (name) for details. (Compare also Kamboj.)

Questions about Kambuja

What does Kambuja mean?
Kambuja means an ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.
What part of speech is Kambuja?
Kambuja can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Kambuja in the dictionary

  1. Kambojika
  2. Kambojs
  3. Kambos
  4. kambroo
  5. Kambuj
  6. Kambuja
  7. Kambujas
  8. Kambujiya
  9. Kamchadal
  10. Kamchadals
  11. Kamchatka

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