Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An inclosure or compound.
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- noun A
Malay village, such as is found inMalaysia ,Brunei , and parts ofIndonesia
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- noun a native village in Malaysia
Etymologies
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Examples
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We finally made camp on top of a hill 674 metres in height which we called kampong Gunong.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886
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Scarcely any kampong is so small as not to have a mosque.
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883
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The people live in communities, every man being obliged to belong to and reside in one particular kampong, which is fenced in, is governed by its kapella or head man, has its constable or police officer, and is guarded at night by one or two sentinels, armed with spears, stationed at the gate.
Mark Seaworth William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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At daybreak the guns of the castle began to play upon the mosque, and, some of the shot penetrating its walls, the pusillanimous Jemal al-alum, being alarmed at the danger, judged it advisable to retreat from thence and to set up his standard in another quarter, called kampong Jawa, his people at the same time retaining possession of the mosque.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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It's a beautiful resto, fully glassed, with a bistro feel, and overlooks the dempsey "kampong" landscape.
Still on Holiday 2006
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Inside were many little houses built on stilts in a 'kampong' style.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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We see birds, butterflies and a family of monkeys, and after about 10 minutes come to a small collection of kampong houses, the only apparent nod to modernity, a satellite dish wired to one roof.
Singapore 2009
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Tentara Russia melarang para pria dari Chechnya untuk kembali ke kampong halamannya yang berarti meninggalkan sanak keluarganya di sana.
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(The picture of the little Malay boy gazing out of the window of his kampong house to illustrate Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in a book of nursery rhymes, for example.)
MPH Celebrates Its Big Birthday Sharon Bakar 2006
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A map of the early 1800s shows that this street was once called Malay Lane, due to the Malay kampong settlement there.
Come! Follow me... Jerine 2006
bilby commented on the word kampong
Anglicisation of kampung.
September 7, 2009