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cham  (km)
n. Archaic
A Tartar or Mogul khan.
[French, from Turkish khn, lord, prince; see khan1.]
cham [kæm]
n
(Historical Terms) an archaic word for khan1 [1]
[from French, from Persian khān; see khan1]
Cham [tʃæm]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl Cham, Chams a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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