Khmer

American  

[kmair, kuh-mair] / kmɛər, kəˈmɛər /

noun

1. a member of a people in Cambodia whose ancestors established an empire about the 5th century a.d. and who reached their zenith during the 9th to the 12th centuries when they dominated most of Indochina.

2. an Austroasiatic language that is the official language of Cambodia.

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Khmer British  

/ kmɜː, kmɛə /

noun

1. a member of a people of Cambodia, noted for a civilization that flourished from about 800 _ad to about 1370, remarkable for its architecture

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Mon-Khmer family: the official language of Cambodia

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adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Other Word Forms

• Khmerian adjective

Example Sentences

Khmer classical dance, performed to traditional music, is renowned for its graceful hand gestures and stunning costumes, and has a 1,000-year history.

From Barron's

In Cambodian cities, signs in English and Khmer proclaim its desire for peace – one echoed by almost every Cambodian you meet.

From BBC

The first gallery crowds together a group of early burial objects and statues to provide an overview of bronzes made between 400 B.C. and the founding of the Khmer empire in 802.

From The Wall Street Journal

But I was coming from a youth performing arts school where I was in a French play and then “A Cambodian Odyssey,” about the Khmer Rouge.

From Los Angeles Times

Their guide in the slums of the capital was Sothea Arun, a slight and soft-spoken man who says he lost his parents and many family members to the Khmer Rouge.

From The Wall Street Journal