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CHAM
Etymology 1
Noun
Cham pl (plural only)
An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Proper noun
Cham
The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.
Adjective
Cham
Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Cham
A town in Bavaria, Germany.
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Cham
A town in Zug, Switzerland.
Etymology 4
Noun
Cham (plural Chams)
an ethnic Albanian from Çamëri, originally resided in the western part of the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians as Çamëri (engl.: Chameria).
Synonyms
• Tsam, Tsams
• Albanocham
• Albanophone
• (derogatory) Turco-Cham
• (derogatory) Turco-Albanian
Anagrams
• ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.
Etymology 1
Noun
cham (plural chams)
Archaic spelling of khan.
An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
Etymology 2
Verb
cham (third-person singular simple present chams, present participle chamming, simple past and past participle chammed)
(obsolete) To chew.
Etymology 3
Contraction
cham
(West Country, obsolete) I am
Anagrams
• ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.
Source: Wiktionary
Cham, v. t. Etym: [See Chap.]
Definition: To chew. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Sir T. More.
Cham, n. Etym: [See Khan.]
Definition: The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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