Asia
Le Cambodge
Cambodia
masculineGoing there, being there
au Cambodge
Coming from
du Cambodge
Why
Le Cambodge is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Cambodge.
The people
un Cambodgien, une Cambodgienne
Official language
khmer
Capital
Phnom Penh
Example
Les temples d'Angkor sont au Cambodge.
The temples of Angkor are in Cambodia.
Worth knowing
Le Cambodge ends in e and is still masculine: the shortcut "country in -e, feminine country" fails here, so au Cambodge. Same as le Mexique, le Mozambique and le Zimbabwe.
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