SINCE 1828
kampong
noun
kam·pong
| \ ˈkäm-ˌpȯŋ
, ˈkam-
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, ˈkam-
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Definition of kampong
: a hamlet or village in a Malay-speaking country
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This is a cooking and dining adventure takes place in a Malay kampong house on Pulau Ubin, 10 minutes’ away by boat from Singapore. — Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Singapore," 5 Mar. 2018 Pangkor's east coast is spangled by stilt houses in old-fashioned kampong villages, where fishing and boat-building are still the main occupations. — Joe Yogerst, CNN, "Paradise found: 12 crowd-free Asia island escapes," 11 May 2017 The kampong has long since disappeared, and the coast has changed beyond recognition. — Samanth Subramanian, New York Times, "How Singapore Is Creating More Land for Itself," 20 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kampong.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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