| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Khmer Rouge |
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| NOUN: | A Cambodian Communist movement that was active as a guerrilla force from 1970 to the late 1990s and held power under the leadership of Pol Pot from 1975 to 1979. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, Red Khmer : khmer, Khmer + rouge, red.
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