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cham
[ kam ]
/ kæm /
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noun
an archaic variant of khan1.
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chalumeau, chalupa, chalutz, chalybeate, chalybite, cham, chamade, chamaedorea, Chamaeleon, chamaephyte, chamber
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Word Origin for cham
C16: from French, from Persian khān; see khan 1
British Dictionary definitions for cham (2 of 2)
Cham
/ (tʃæm) /
noun
plural Cham or Chams a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam
the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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