Etymology

Sihanoukville

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Today it means: A city, the capital of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Full definition →

Khmer សីហនុ
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  1. Khmer · derived fromសីហនុ“Seih-nou”
  2. English todaySihanoukville

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

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