Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people of Cambodia whose civilization reached its height from the 9th to the 15th century.
- noun The Mon-Khmer language that is the official language of Cambodia.
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- proper noun The national language of
Cambodia part of theMon-Khmer language family. - proper noun A member of an ethnolinguistic group that constitutes most of the population of Cambodia.
- proper noun An
abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
- noun the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And of course, duch should not used by this trial as sample to charge all atrocity of khmer rouge in order to clean the crime of the rest of Khmer rouge.
KI Media 2009
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11: 26 PM Prio to paris accord of 1973, Vietcong wanted to show the world that they had problem with khmer rouge and had withdrawal from Cambodia conformed to the agreement of paris accord 1973 but it is impossible that, a yuon movement like Khmer rouge can stand without yuons.
KI Media 2009
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Blunk spoke just weeks before the expected trial of 79-year-old Khieu Samphan, the nominal head of state for Cambodia during the 1975-1979 Khmer Rouge rule; 84-year-old Nuon Chea, who is described as the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologue; and former foreign minister Ieng Sary and his wife, Ieng Thirith.
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Two million people in Khmer Rouge zones, as estimated by the U.S.
Fred Branfman: Hillary Clinton's Promoting Kissinger: An Insult to History Fred Branfman 2010
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I asked her if they make them on the machine (which I know is one of the features on the machine Will bought me for Christmas 2 years ago) … … .. and she said “Yes” (in Khmer) … and then said, “But first you will learn how to sew them by hand.”
Word of the Day: s’mau Will 2009
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We said hello, and Will asked him how he was (in Khmer) and he said he was doing well and asked us how we were.
Archive 2009-01-01 Will 2009
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Two million people in Khmer Rouge zones, as estimated by the U.S.
Fred Branfman: Hillary Clinton's Promoting Kissinger: An Insult to History Fred Branfman 2010
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I asked her if they make them on the machine (which I know is one of the features on the machine Will bought me for Christmas 2 years ago) … … .. and she said “Yes” (in Khmer) … and then said, “But first you will learn how to sew them by hand.”
Archive 2009-08-01 Will 2009
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Two million people in Khmer Rouge zones, as estimated by the U.S.
Fred Branfman: Hillary Clinton's Promoting Kissinger: An Insult to History Fred Branfman 2010
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After we got back, the neighbor kids that study English came over to meet our parents; and they charmed their socks off … with basic conversation, good manners and Sounapet even sang a song in Khmer for them.
My folks arrive – Fri, April 3 Will 2009
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