Pnom Penh

UK: /ˈnɒm ˈpɛn/ US: (nom′ pen′, pə nôm′ pen′)

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Pnom Penh  (nom′ pen′, pə nôm′ pen′). 

1. Place Names See Phnom Penh. 

Also, Pnom′-penh′, Pnom′penh′. 

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Pnom Penh / ˈnɒm ˈpɛn/ noun

1. a variant spelling of Phnom Penh

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Phnom Penh  (nom′ pen′, pə nôm′ pen′), 

1. Place Names a city in and the capital of Cambodia, in the S part. 400,000.

Also, Pnom Penh, Pnom-penh, Pnompenh. 

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Phnom Penh, Pnom Penh, Phnum Pénh / ˌpnɒm ˈpɛn/ noun

1. 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: 1 731 286 (2015 est)