"Zomia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Coined by Dutch historian Willem van Schendel in 2002 on the basis of the Kukish roots zo ‘hill’ and mi ‘person’. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Willem van Schendel|in=2002|nat=Dutch|nobycat=1|occ=historian|w=-}} Coined by Dutch historian Willem van Schendel in 2002, {{bor|en|tbq-kuk|-}} Kukish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zomia
  1. (neologism) Highland areas of the Indochina region of peninsular Southeast Asia that are historically outside the control of governments based in the population centres in the lowlands. Tags: neologism Derived forms: Zomian
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