Proper noun
Kham
The three traditional regions of Tibet.
A region of Tibet covering a land area largely divided between present-day Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan province, with smaller portions located within Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces of China.
Kham (plural Khams)
A surname from Lao.
Amdo came under Qing control in 1724, and eastern Kham was incorporated into neighbouring Chinese provinces in 1728. Source: Internet
Kozak and Kham Davis hit consecutive 3-pointers and Harding added a layup during an 8-1 spurt to tie the game 72-72 with seven seconds left in regulation. Source: Internet
My maternal grandfather recalls leaving his hometown of Kham at the age of 14. “My brother and I packed up and had to leave with our father… we went because the Dalai Lama had been exiled.” Source: Internet
Laird 2006, pp.140-145 After being given the Mongolian name 'Dalai', MacKay 2003, p.18 he returned to Tibet to found the great monasteries of Lithang in Kham, eastern Tibet and Kumbum in Amdo, north-eastern Tibet. Source: Internet
Next, Donyo Dorje, the Bönpo king of Beri in Kham was found writing to the Tsangpa king in Shigatse to propose a co-ordinated 'pincer attack' on the Lhasa Gelugpa monasteries from east and west, seeking to utterly destroy them once and for all. Source: Internet
Fountain Valley police Sgt. Kham Vang confirmed that the department was collecting the flutes at its station at 10200 Slater Avenue. Source: Internet