English Explanatory Dictionary

Sihanoukville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the capital of Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
  2. A province of Cambodia. Capital: Sihanoukville.
  3. A port in Sihanoukville, Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Word forms

Sihanoukville

Etymology

From Sihanouk + -ville. From Khmer សីហនុ (səyhnuʼ, “Seih-nou”), a Khmer given name. Named after Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012).

Synonyms

Preah Sihanouk

Related words

Sihanouk Sihanoukism Sihanoukist

Translations

French: Sihanoukville Korean: 시아누크빌
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