Champa
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English
Alternative forms
- Chiampa (obsolete)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Vietnamese Chăm Pa.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Champa
- (historical) A collection of Cham polities in what is now Vietnam from the 2nd century through 1832.
Hypernyms
- Cochin-China (archaic, historical)
Translations
Cham polities
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Etymology 2
Americanized spelling of Slovene Čampa.
Proper noun
Champa (plural Champas)
- A surname from Slovene.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Champa is the 34801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 649 individuals. Champa is most common among White (84.13%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Champa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 315.