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Khams

Khams is the plural of Kham.

Meaning of Kham

Proper noun (1)

Kham

  1. 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

Proper noun (2)

Kham (plural Khams)

  1. A surname from Lao.

Phrases with Khams

Questions about Khams

What is Khams the plural of?
Khams is the plural of Kham.

Words near Khams in the dictionary

  1. Khamnigan
  2. Khamnung
  3. Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi
  4. Khampa
  5. khamrabaevite
  6. Khams
  7. Khams Tibetan
  8. khamsa
  9. khamsas
  10. khamseen
  11. khamseens

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