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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Sihanouk

However, passengers were given just seven hours to pack their bags and leave during a scheduled stop in the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville, according to Long Dimanche, deputy governor of Preah Sihanouk province.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

Sihanouk then allied himself with the Cambodian communist group, the Khmer Rouge.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Many regarded the Sihanouk government as corrupt and self-serving, where the poor got poorer and the rich became richer.

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

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