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Origin of Cambodian
First recorded in 1760–70; Cambodi(a) + -an
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It’s something that she’d long hoped would be the case growing up in Santa Ana in the 1990s in a historically Latino and Cambodian neighborhood where immigration agents frequently targeted residents.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Cambodian authorities say they are cracking down, detaining and deporting more than 13,000 foreign nationals involved in online scams since early last year.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
The UN rights chief said Friday he was "deeply concerned" by a Cambodian court rejecting the appeal of detained opposition leader Kem Sokha against his nearly three-decade sentence for treason.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
The Treasury Department sanctioned Cambodian ruling-party senator Kok An and his companies for providing services to scam compounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 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
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