Angkor

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Angkor

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

Derived terms[edit]

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