Cambodiann.adj.
/kamˈbəʊdɪən/, U.S. /kæmˈboʊdiən/ A. n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Cambodia.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [noun] > Cambodia
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Khmer1971
Kampuchean1977
1663 R. Manley tr. J. Schouten in tr. F. Caron & J. Schouten True Descr. Kingdoms Japan & Siam 136 Another of the blood..governs at present with great reputation and honour, continuing still his wars with them of Pegu, and the Rebel Cambodian.
1711 J. Cunningham in C. Lockyer Acct. Trade India iv. 91 The Cochinchinese took Possession of the Fort; fearing, I suppose, we should have join'd with the Cambogians, to carry away what the Fire had not destroy'd.
1770 W. Guthrie New Geogr. Gram. 481 The betel..is the highest luxury of the Cambodians, from the King to the peasant.
1853 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 7 292 The Cambodians always use Indian ink.
1862 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 6 82 The Cambodians had invented a written phonetic character, which they used at the present time.
1966 Guardian 31 Aug. 11/3 Armed Cambodian terrorists..said to belong to the ‘Free Cambodians’.
2. The language of Cambodia.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austroasiatic > Mon-Khmer > Cambodian
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Khmer1921
1822 ‘J. R.’ Diary Journey Overland through China 6 We could not make ourselves understood, though we spoke to them in Chinese, Tonkinese, Cochin-chinese, Cambodian, and most of the other languages of Asia.
1853 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 7 292 The letter was then inserted into an envelope addressed in Cambodian.
1877 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1875–6 83 Cambojan..has loan-words from Malay, Pali, Annamite, and Mon.
1966 H. 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.
B. adj.
Of or relating to Cambodia or its inhabitants.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] > Cambodia or Kampuchea
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Kampuchean1976
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [adjective] > Cambodia
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1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xiv. 376 Two Cambodian Vessels.
1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies I. xlviii. 196 In two Months one Half [of the Army] was not left, and those were obliged to retreat,..with the Cambodian Army always at their Heels.
1853 Jrnl. Indian Archipel. & Eastern Asia 7 292 The most approved forms of Cambodian correspondence.
1862 Proc. Royal Geogr. Soc. 6 82 There could be no difficulty in understanding a Cambodian manuscript.
1937 R. H. Lowie Hist. Ethnol. Theory x. 162 Their first pyramids were erected five or six centuries later as copies of Cambodian..models.
1966 Guardian 31 Aug. 11/3 Armed Cambodian terrorists.
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