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Origin of Cambodian
First recorded in 1760–70; Cambodi(a) + -an
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SINGAPORE—Take a nearly finished shirt in China, ship it to Cambodia, put a few stitches in it and call it Cambodian.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Since late last year, the Cambodian government has stepped up efforts to stamp out these operations.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Weaver ants and their eggs are used in Thai and Cambodian cooking, while in Colombia, queen ants are as prized as caviar.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
A Jamaican and Cambodian who arrived earlier have been repatriated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Cambodian Lunar New Year this year falls on the thirteenth of April.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
On opposite sides of the makeshift barricade, fronted by coils of barbed wire, Cambodians lamented their lost homes and livelihoods as Thailand's military showed off its gains.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
"When it was forest, it was not theirs. But after Cambodians built concrete homes, they said it was their land," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Some 480,000 Cambodians have been uprooted from their homes, and panic over real or just rumoured Thai air strikes has forced many families to move more than once.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
The Thais believed they were on track to push the Cambodians back when they were forced to stop in July.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
Cambodians do not generally eat cats and dogs.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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