Kampuchea Krom

English Etymology From en km កម្ពុជាក្រោម Lower Cambodia. Proper noun Kampuchea Krom The southern portion of Vietnam that was formerly Cambodian territory. en https://archive.org/details/cambodiasearchfo0000unse/mode/2up 1967 Cambodia: The Search for Security Michael Leifer Frederick A. Praeger, Inc., Publishers 143 https://archive.org/details/cambodiasearchfo0000unse/page/143 At the end of August, 1963, the Cambodian Government broke off diplomatic relations with South Viet-Nam, "in view of the countless crimes the latter government has been ceaselessly perpetuating for years against the Khmer people of Cambodia, the Khmer community of Kampuchea Krom, and Buddhism." en https://archive.org/details/cambodiasearchfo0000unse/mode/2up 1984 Cambodia, 1975-1982 Michael Vickery South End Press Boston, Massachusetts 9780896081895 190 https://archive.org/details/cambodia197519820000vick/page/190/mode/ The local village chief (protean phum) explained that Cambodian forces were attacking and were going to liberate Kampuchea Krom, the old Khmer areas of southern Vietnam. According to S.S., they penetrated over 10 km into Vietnam in that attack.