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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Additionally, hundreds of Khmer Krom–ethnic Khmer originating from land now within Vietnamese borders–live in San Jose.
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Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
This political culture of fear draws directly from the Khmer Rouge playbook – minus the overt violence.
—Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
His father was marched to a forest and killed, like so many victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
—Sun Narin, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That concept of freedom might be better exemplified by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, another Third World death cult that promised liberation and promoted slaughter — and that came with its own prominent apologists on American college campuses.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
This political culture of fear draws directly from the Khmer Rouge playbook – minus the overt violence.
—Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
His father was marched to a forest and killed, like so many victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.
—Sun Narin, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
That concept of freedom might be better exemplified by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, another Third World death cult that promised liberation and promoted slaughter — and that came with its own prominent apologists on American college campuses.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Khmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Khmer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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Khmer
noun
: a member of an aboriginal people of Cambodia
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