Democratic Kampuchea
Proper noun
Meaning
Democratic Kampuchea
The official name of Cambodia from 1975-1979.
Coordinate term: Khmer Rouge
Synonyms
Examples
We want only peace, to build up our country. World opinion is paying great attention to the threat against Democratic Kampuchea. They are anxious. They fear Kampuchea cannot oppose the Vietnamese. This could hurt the interests of the Southeast Asian countries and all of the world's countries.
The doctoral dissertations written by Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan express basic themes that were later to become the cornerstones of the policy adopted by Democratic Kampuchea.
Life in 'Democratic Kampuchea' was strict and brutal.
Another wrong decision was made by President Ershad to establish ties with Democratic Kampuchea while President was on a visit to China which caused embarrassing situation for China.