Cambodian

Southeast Asian nationality

Cambodian refers to anything relating to Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia, or to a person from that country.

The Cambodian people are also called Khmer, which is also the name of their language: She's taking Cambodian classes, Cambodian cuisine features rice and fish.

The term often appears in historical contexts referencing the Khmer Rouge era of the 1970s.

culture

Angkor Wat

Massive Khmer temple complex

silk weaving · shadow puppets · classical dance · pagoda · monks · ceremonies · traditions · festivals · artifacts · heritage

nationality

Khmer

Cambodia's dominant ethnic group

passport · diaspora · expatriate · immigrant · refugee · naturalized · heritage · ancestry · ethnicity · native

cuisine

amok

In violent frenzy

rice · noodles · palm sugar · tamarind · morning glory · fish sauce · sticky rice · spring rolls · curries · street food

history

French Indochina

Southeast Asian colonial territory

civil war · Pol Pot · killing fields · monarchy · reconstruction · peace accords · reunification · recovery · memorial · survivors

language

alphabet

Language's letter system

  • tonalRelating to pitch
  • SanskritAncient Indo-Aryan language
  • PaliBuddhist scriptural language

pronunciation · vocabulary · grammar · written · spoken · dialect · translation · phrases · learning · script

Categories
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national/ethnic identity

CambodianVietnamese

Of Southeast Asian nation

Thai · Laotian · Indonesian · Filipino · Singaporean

Phrases
Family

Cambodia, Cambodians

Familiarity
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