Angkor

Proper noun

Meaning

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

Ellipsis of Angkor Wat.

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Examples

My mother had rubbings from the temple at Angkor Watt on the walls-that was the first thing that interested me. But it really began when I was in my teens, when my mother gave me a copy of A Passage to India. Wendy Doniger

Angkor's neighbor state of Champa was also the home to numerous brick temples that are similar in style to those of Angkor. Source: Internet

In December, a Buddhist temple collapsed while under construction in Siem Reap, home of Cambodia’s famed Angkor temples, killing at least three people and injuring 13 others, including two monks. Source: Internet

Corbelling Corbelled arch at the south gate of Angkor Thom Corbelled hallway at Ta Prohm Angkorian engineers tended to use the corbel arch in order to construct rooms, passageways and openings in buildings. Source: Internet

Clinging on: tree roots like these at the ancient ruins of Ta Prohm temple in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, have inspired the tiny intricacies of bonsai. Source: Internet

And now road construction is on going from the Thailand border at Poipet to Siem Reap ( Angkor Wat ). Source: Internet

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