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Origin of Cambodian
First recorded in 1760–70; Cambodi(a) + -an
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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
Poaching has decimated Cambodian wildlife, creating doubts about about whether the Cardamoms has enough prey for tigers to eat.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The originators of other leading Cambodian lenders that have since been commercialized include Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services and the Québec-arm of Oxfam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Using tanks and armored personnel carriers, troops move into the jungle near the Cambodian border to search for a suspected Viet Cong base camp, 1970.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
"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
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
This time, she said, there's been much more suspicion of the Cambodians, and most of them have left.
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
Many Cambodians are trekking on foot to the north, crossing dangerous mined fields and Khmer Rouge control zones, with little food and water, to go to Thailand.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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