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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Angkor Thom was one of the largest cities in the pre-modern world and the last capital of the Khmer Empire, a Hindu-Buddhist power that ruled in Southeast Asia from around 802 to 1431 C.E. and at its peak controlled much of modern-day Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and southern Vietnam.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers confirmed the statues were found buried near the north gate of Angkor Thom, the 11th-century capital of the Khmer Empire.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The online application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.
—Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
She was born five years after the Khmer Rouge regime ended in 1979.
—Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Researchers confirmed the statues were found buried near the north gate of Angkor Thom, the 11th-century capital of the Khmer Empire.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
The online application is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Tagalog, Thai and Vietnamese.
—Staff, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
She was born five years after the Khmer Rouge regime ended in 1979.
—Shamilee Vellu, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Khmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Khmer. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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Khmer
noun
: a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
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