Killing Fields en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
Coined by Cambodian photojournalist Dith Pran in 1984.
Meanings
- A number of sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter of some 2,000,000 people was carried out by the Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Killing Fields | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
cmn 殺戮戰場 /杀戮战场 (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · lt mirties laukai (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · km វាលពិឃាត (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · ru поля́ сме́рти (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · ja キリング・フィールド (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · ko 킬링필드 (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · fi kuoleman kentät (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · pl pola śmierci (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · th ทุ่งสังหาร (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out) · sv dödens fält (sites in Cambodia where mass slaughter was carried out)