plural Khmer or Khmers
1
: a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
2
: the Mon-Khmer language of the Khmer people that is the official language of Cambodia
Khmer
adjective
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The bill lists the Soviet-era Great Terror, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, the Cambodian genocide under Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and the Holodomor, also known as the Ukrainian famine.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Cambodia has closed 260 schools in the province of Oddar Meanchey, the center of the conflict, the Khmer Times reported.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Angkor Cambodia Angkor is an archaeological site in Cambodia, holding remains of the mighty Khmer Empire, which existed from the ninth to the 15th century.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
However, when the Cambodians began boisterously belting out the Khmer national anthem, the Thai soldiers objected.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 July 2025
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Cambodia has closed 260 schools in the province of Oddar Meanchey, the center of the conflict, the Khmer Times reported.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 26 July 2025
Angkor Cambodia Angkor is an archaeological site in Cambodia, holding remains of the mighty Khmer Empire, which existed from the ninth to the 15th century.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 25 July 2025
However, when the Cambodians began boisterously belting out the Khmer national anthem, the Thai soldiers objected.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 25 July 2025
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“Khmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Khmer. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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Khmer
noun
: a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
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