Kham
UK/kʌm/
Kham proper noun: one of the three traditional regions of Tibet, covering a land area largely divided between eastern parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region, western parts of Sichuan, and smaller parts of Qinghai and Yunnan.
Proper noun (1)
Kham
- One of the three traditional regions of Tibet, covering a land area largely divided between eastern parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region, western parts of Sichuan, and smaller parts of Qinghai and Yunnan.
- In the summer of 1956, Chinese troops bombed a large monastery in the eastern Kham region. The Chinese had begun to destroy the religious and cultural artifacts of Tibet.1996, Whitney Stewart, “The Chinese Takeover”, in The 14th Dalai Lama: Spiritual Leader of Tibet, Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 86
- The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader told the French newspaper Le Monde that the army opened fire during a protest in the eastern Tibetan region of Kham on Monday.[…]
- “We know about disturbances in the Kham region. But we do not have any details or figures about injuries or deaths,” said the aide, Chhime Chhoekyapa, in the northern town of Dharamsala.[…]
- “The military presence in Tibet is old, but the frenzy of new construction in the Amdo and Kham regions makes me say that this colonisation by the army is designed to last,” he said.2008 August 21, “China to crack down on use of leanness enhancers in cattle and sheep”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 17 May 2022, Top News
Proper noun (2)
Kham (plural Khams)
- A surname from Lao.
Forms of Kham
| plural | Khams |
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Origin of Kham
Borrowed from Tibetan ཁམས (khams).
Transliteration of Lao ຄຳ (kham).
Words that rhyme with Kham
Questions about Kham
- What does Kham mean?
- Kham means one of the three traditional regions of Tibet, covering a land area largely divided between eastern parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region, western parts of Sichuan, and smaller parts of Qinghai and Yunnan.
- What part of speech is Kham?
- Kham is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kham?
- Kham is pronounced /kʌm/ (UK).
Words near Kham in the dictionary
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