Names of Cambodia

People's Republic of Kampuchea (1979–89)
Kingdom of Cambodia (1993–present)
Two Cambodian passports with official names of the country

The name of Cambodia in Khmer is កម្ពុជា (: Kâmpŭchéa, ALA-: Kambujā [kampuciə]), officially ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (UNGEGN: Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa, ALA-LC: Braḥrājāṇācakr Kambujā [preahriəciənaːcak kampuciə]; lit. 'Kingdom of Cambodia'). This term derives from Sanskrit कम्बोजदेश (IAST: Kambojadeśa), which means the "land of Kamboja".

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