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Definition of Kampongs
1. kampong [n] - See also: kampong
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kampongs
Literary usage of Kampongs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Calcutta Christian Observer (1840)
"Mandheling, contains 38 large kampongs with one Raja and six ... Ankola, contains
ten large Batta kampongs, each with one Raja and ten ..."
2. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Straits Branch (1878)
"The first part of my programme was most successful, as I saw a number of very
flourishing kampongs, all, with one exception, on the East (left) bank of the ..."
3. Narrative of the Surveying Voyage of H.M.S. Fly, Commanded by Captain F.P by Joseph Bette Jukes (1847)
"The native Javanese all reside in separate kampongs, or quarters, each of which
is surrounded ... In these kampongs their bamboo houses seem to be scattered ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The marshy soil is covered by rice-fields, and on higher ground by kampongs full
of trees. The river at its mouth is 327 ft. breed and 20-33 ft- deep, ..."
5. With the Dutch in the East: An Outline of the Military Operations in Lombock by Wouter Cool (1897)
"Early next morning two columns advanced towards that part of the kampongs still
in possession of the Balinese. The first was under command of Colonel Swart ..."
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