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  • noun Plural form of Cambodian.

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Examples

  • … for the first time since independence in 1953, Cambodians were killing Cambodians… the Phnom Penh government's hold on the rural population was in doubt.

    A Special Supplement: Cambodia Chomsky, Noam 1970

  • Vietnamese and the Cambodians from the fate that befell them when

    HANOI JANE SURFACES ABOUT IRAQ Henry Mark Holzer April 19 1999

  • These were the Vietnamese and Cambodians from the area who had been recruited, equipped, and trained to resi st the Viet Cong in their home villages.

    Versace, Humberto R. 1963

  • They think the Anamese very superior to the Cambodians, from whom indeed they conquered these six provinces, but the Cambodians are a bigger and finer race physically.

    The Golden Chersonese and the way thither Isabella Lucy 2004

  • So the Cambodians were a little bit more isolated than the Montagnards — most of them had church sponsors.

    Oral History Interview with Raleigh Bailey, December 6, 2000. Interview K-0270. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 2000

  • They think the Anamese very superior to the Cambodians, from whom indeed they conquered these six provinces, but the Cambodians are a bigger and finer race physically.

    The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883

  • Reading the English-language press in Bangkok one is frequently surprised by the lack of objective reporting regarding the dispute over the Preah Vihear temple. this Thai press is immensely unbalanced and will even go as far as to say that the Cambodians are the true troublemakers as well as the first to shoot

    KI Media 2009

  • But Cambodians voted with their wallets, shunning the Cambodian riel and demanding dollars.

    The Cambodian Case for Dollarization 2011

  • But mitigating these shortcomings is part of the reason Cambodians use the dollar in the first place, and the fact that their savings cannot be held captive will gradually strengthen their ability to demand change from their government.

    The Cambodian Case for Dollarization 2011

  • Damir Sagolj/Reuters Tensions have risen in recent days because of demonstrations in Bangkok, demanding that the government oust Cambodians from land near the Preah Vihear temple.

    Thai-Cambodia Border Clashes 2011

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