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- [kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong]
- /ˈkɑm pɔŋ, -pɒŋ, kɑmˈpɔŋ, -ˈpɒŋ/
- /ˈkæm.pɒŋ/
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- [kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong]
- /ˈkɑm pɔŋ, -pɒŋ, kɑmˈpɔŋ, -ˈpɒŋ/
Definitions of kampong word
- noun kampong a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands. 1
- noun kampong A Malaysian enclosure or village. 1
- noun kampong (in Malaysia) a village 0
- noun kampong a small Malay village or cluster of native huts 0
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Origin of kampong
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Malay kampung, kampong grouping or gathering together, especially a village; cf. compound2
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Parts of speech for Kampong
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kampong popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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