Phnom Penh

American

[nom pen, puh-nawm pen] / ˈnɒm ˈpɛn, pəˈnɔm ˈpɛn /

Or Pnom Penh,

noun

a city in and the capital of Cambodia, in the S part.

Phnom Penh British

/ ˌpnɒm ˈpɛn /

noun

Official transliteration: Phnum Péhn. 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: 1 174 000 (2005 est)

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Phnom Penh

The freed workers flooded city streets in Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

We spoke to him from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, where he is now being sheltered by a charity and trying to find a way to get back to Uganda.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026

Before allegations against him were brought forward, to Phnom Penh he was "just a businessman, contributing to the economy".

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

Lines that stretched for more than a block also formed outside the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh earlier in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

I have seen Pa leave the house many times in Phnom Penh, but I have never seen her this upset.

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

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