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Kampuchean

Kampuchean

8.9
A person from Cambodia
  • noun
  • /kæmˈpuːtʃən/
translation icon : camboyano
  • But she is on the wrong side of the street, ignominiously afraid to cross, fearing not only for her physical safety but also fearing to break some unwritten Kampuchean taboo.

Examples

  • Additionally, the joint statement called for "the immediate and total withdrawal of the foreign forces from Kampuchean territory."

    Academic text (1995)

  • Every relief organization on the Thai-Kampuchean border... ...has got his picture.

    The Killing Fields (1984)

  • A group of Kampuchean families celebrated their cultural heritage during the festival.

  • The Kampuchean citizens gathered to discuss important issues affecting their community.

  • Many Kampuchean refugees sought asylum in neighboring countries after the conflict.

Synonyms

Cambodian
vsKampuchean
10 2.9

A person from Cambodia

is the same meaning but is a different form of the name

Surface Forms

Kampuchean singular
Kampucheans plural

Morphology

Kampuchean = Kampuchea (transparent) = Kampuchea + an

Formed by adding the demonymic suffix '-an' to the place name 'Kampuchea', so the meaning directly relates to the country/its people.

Etymology

Kampuchean comes from the Khmer name Kampuchea, the local name for the country English calls Cambodia. So a Kampuchean is a person from Cambodia.