Sihanouk

American  

[see-uh-nook] / ˈsi əˌnʊk /

noun

1. Prince Norodom 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.

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Sihanouk British  

/ ˈsɪənʊk /

noun

1. King Norodom (ˌnɒrəˈdɒm). 1922–2012, Cambodian statesman; king of Cambodia (1941–55 and from 1993); prime minister (1955–60), after which he became head of state. He was deposed in 1970 but reinstated (1975–76) following the victory of the Khmer Rouge in the civil war. He was head of state in exile from 1982; returned in 1991 and became monarch in 1993 under a new constitution; abdicated 2004

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Example Sentences

Dara was detained after being stopped at a highway toll booth on the border of Koh Kong and Sihanouk province in south-west Cambodia on Monday.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Founded in 1981 by Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s former king, the party defeated the CPP in 1993 U.N.-run elections, but his son, Norodom Ranariddh, ended up having to agree to a co-prime ministership with Hun Sen.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023

In 1970, however, its ruler Prince Sihanouk was deposed by one of his generals, Lon Nol, who favored the United States.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

At least one body has been found, and there were reports that Vietnamese authorities had rescued nine people, the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration said on its Facebook page.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2022

Led by Prince Sihanouk, Cambodia, then a French colony, became an independent nation in 1953.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung