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Khmer
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Khmer  (kmâr)
n. pl. Khmer or Khmers
1. A member of a people of Cambodia whose civilization reached its height from the 9th to the 15th century.
2. The Mon-Khmer language that is the official language of Cambodia.

[Khmer.]

Khmer, Khmeri·an adj.

Khmer [kmɛə kmɜː]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a member of a people of Cambodia, noted for a civilization that flourished from about 800 ad to about 1370, remarkable for its architecture
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family: the official language of Cambodia
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to this people or their language
Khmerian  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.KhmerKhmer - the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia
Mon-Khmer - a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
2.Khmer - a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
Cambodian, Kampuchean - a native or inhabitant of Cambodia
Translations
Khmer [kmɛəʳ]
A. Njemer mf
the Khmer Rougelos jemeres rojos
B. ADJjemer
Khmer [kmɛəʳ]
1. adjkhmer inv
2. n (person) → khmer m/f inv; (language) → khmer m

Khmer [kmɛəʳ]
1. adjkhmer inv
2. n (person) → khmer m/f inv; (language) → khmer m


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First, many leaders of human rights and democracy NGOs are overseas Khmers or former political prisoners who are strongly anti-authoritarian.
He was surrounded by other Khmers and managed to escape gang life, thanks to strict parenting and break dancing, and to join Everett Dance Theatre.
The soldiers, known as Khmers Rouges, summarily executed hundreds of government loyalists and then forced the capital's 2.
 
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