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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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Like Xu, the sanctioned developer of the Phnom Penh skyscraper, Chen was an émigré from China and a naturalized Cambodian citizen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 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

On 15 January, a Phnom Penh court ordered him to be remanded in custody pending further proceedings.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Uncle Leang still resembles the stick figure I drew in Phnom Penh, only his back curves more now.

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

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