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Cambodian

American  
[kam-boh-dee-uhn] / kæmˈboʊ di ən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Cambodia, its people, or its culture.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Cambodia.

  2. Khmer.

Cambodian British  
/ kæmˈbəʊdɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Cambodia or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Cambodia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Cambodian

First recorded in 1760–70; Cambodi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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Contrary to Yunus’s vision that debts shouldn’t be collateralized, most of Cambodian microfinance loans greater than $3,000 are secured by a borrower’s land, which is the main hard asset for most poor families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he owned a 30 percent stake in a digital payments platform linked to cyberscams and money laundering and sanctioned by Washington.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Cambodian authorities raided another suspected scam compound in Poipet on Wednesday, detaining many foreigners, mostly Chinese nationals, police said.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

At 5’6”, Ma is an amazon among Cambodian women.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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