CHAMPA

Meaning of CHAMPA in English

ˈchampə noun

( plural champa or champas )

Usage: usually capitalized

1. : a Tibetan people of eastern Kashmir

2. : a member of the Champa people

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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