khmer rouge meaning and definition

KHMER ROUGE noun

Definition of Khmer Rouge (noun)

1. a communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999
   • synonyms: Communist Party of Kampuchea, KR, Party of Democratic Kampuchea