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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In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot pursued his nation to the killing fields to create only one peasant class.
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Lynn Dewoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
What to Know China is already stepping in with aid to its close ally Cambodia, a country still plagued by landmines from the Khmer Rouge's genocidal rule in the mid-to-late 1970s and subsequent Vietnamese invasion and civil war.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The drama, directed by Jolie, is based on her friend Loung Ung’s memoir about surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Spanning over two ever-changing decades, from post–Khmer Rouge Phnom Penh to early 2000s California, a Cambodian woman grapples with her identity, family, and love amid profound cultural and historical upheavals.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lynn Dewoskin Covarrubias, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
What to Know China is already stepping in with aid to its close ally Cambodia, a country still plagued by landmines from the Khmer Rouge's genocidal rule in the mid-to-late 1970s and subsequent Vietnamese invasion and civil war.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The drama, directed by Jolie, is based on her friend Loung Ung’s memoir about surviving the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Spanning over two ever-changing decades, from post–Khmer Rouge Phnom Penh to early 2000s California, a Cambodian woman grapples with her identity, family, and love amid profound cultural and historical upheavals.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Khmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Khmer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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Khmer
noun
: a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
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