Kr (Noun)
Meaning 1
A colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
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Meaning 2
A communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The Khmer Rouge was responsible for the deaths of an estimated one quarter of Cambodia's population during its rule from 1975 to 1979.
- In the 1980s the KR continued to fight the government that had ousted it from power in 1979.
- The KR had initially received support from the United States when it was fighting the government of South Vietnam.
- From 1975 to 1979 the KR implemented radical communist policies that resulted in the deaths of millions of people through executions and forced labor.
- After being ousted from power in 1979 the KR continued to be a major force in Cambodian politics for the next two decades.