Panmunjom

American  

[pahn-moon-jom] / ˈpɑnˈmʊnˈdʒɒm /

noun

1. a small community along the boundary between North Korea and South Korea: site of the truce talks at the close of the Korean War.

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Panmunjom British  

/ ˈpɑːnˈmʊnˈdʒɒm /

noun

1. a village in the demilitarized zone of Korea: site of truce talks leading to the end of the Korean War (1950–53)

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Example Sentences

The two leaders last met in 2019 for a surprise summit at Panmunjom in the Joint Security Area, the only place where soldiers from the two Koreas face each other on a regular basis.

From Barron's

"From late October to early November, there will be no unification ministry-operated special field trips to Panmunjom," Seoul's unification ministry, which handles fraught relations with the North, said in a statement sent to AFP.

From Barron's

It also resumed its nuclear program, rebuilding the nuclear test site it had partially demolished following the Panmunjom Declaration.

From Los Angeles Times

He had crossed into that country from South Korea without authorization in July at the border village Panmunjom.

From New York Times

The meeting took place in Panmunjom, the village in the demilitarized zone, or DMZ, where the armistice ending the Korean War was signed decades ago.

From Seattle Times