Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh  (p-nôm pn, nm)

The capital and largest city of Cambodia, in the southwest part of the country on the Mekong River. Founded in the 14th century, it became the capital of the Khmer after c. 1432 and the capital of Cambodia in 1867. Population: 1,570,000.

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Phnom Penh, Pnom Penh [ˌnɒm ˈpɛn]

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(Placename) the capital of Cambodia, a port in the south at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonle Sap Rivers: capital of the country since 1865; university (1960). Pop.: 938 000 (1999 est.)

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Phnom Penh - the capital and largest city of Kampuchea Cambodian capital, Pnom Penh Cambodia, Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia - a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946

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Phnom Penh Pnom Penh [ˈnomˈpen] N → Phnom Penh m