Angkor

 [ang-kawr, -kohr]  

Ang·kor

   [ang-kawr, -kohr]
noun
a vast assemblage of ruins of the Khmer empire, near the modern city of Siem Reap in NW Cambodia: many elaborately carved and decorated temples, stone statues, gateways, and towers.
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Angkor (ˈæŋkɔː)
 
—n
a large area of ruins in NW Cambodia, containing Angkor Thom (), the capital of the former Khmer Empire, and Angkor Wat (), a three-storey temple, which were overgrown with dense jungle from the 14th to 19th centuries

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