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Cambodian, a. and n.|kæmˈbəʊdɪən|
[f. Cambodia, a country in S.E. Asia + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Cambodia or its inhabitants.
B. n. An inhabitant of Cambodia; also, the language of its people.
1770W. Guthrie New Geogr., Hist., & Comm. Gram. 481 The betel..is the highest luxury of the Cambodians, from the King to the peasant. 1853Jrnl. Indian Archipelago & E. Asia VII. 292 The most approved forms of Cambodian correspondence. Ibid., The Cambodians always use Indian ink. Ibid., The letter was then inserted into an envelope addressed in Cambodian. 1862Proc. R. Geogr. Soc. VI. 82 The Cambodians had invented a written phonetic character, which they used at the present time; therefore there could be no difficulty in understanding a Cambodian manuscript. 1877[see Annamite a. and n.] 1937R. H. Lowie Hist. Ethnol. Theory x. 162 Their first pyramids were erected five or six centuries later as copies of Cambodian..models. 1966H. L. Shorto in C. E. Bazell In Memory of J. R. Firth 398 In Cambodian, for example, words may be distinguished by a complex of features which includes both elements ascribed to ‘register’ and differences in vowel quality. 1966Guardian 31 Aug. 11/3 Armed Cambodian terrorists..said to belong to the ‘Free Cambodians’. |