Kambuja

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of this kingdom; a member of the people that inhabited this kingdom.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Indian or Indianised kingdom in Southeast Asia, a predecessor of Cambodia.

Etymology

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.)

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