Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An inclosure or compound.

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  • noun A Malay village, such as is found in Malaysia, Brunei, and parts of Indonesia

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  • noun a native village in Malaysia

Etymologies

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From Malay kampung.

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  • Anglicisation of kampung.

    September 7, 2009