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kampong

 [kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong]  

kam·pong

   [kahm-pawng, -pong, kahm-pawng, -pong]
noun
a small village or community of houses in Malay-speaking lands.
Also, campong.

Origin:
1835–45; < Malay kampung, kampong grouping or gathering together, especially a village; compare compound2
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kampong (ˈkæmpɒŋ, kæmˈpɒŋ)
 
—n
(in Malaysia) a village
 
[C19: from Malay]

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