Meanings
- A tiny, uninhabited hamlet in Korea, in the center of the demilitarized zone, where the North and South Korean governments meet.
The Armistice meetings held at Panmunjom from 1951 to 1953 resulted in the cessation of hostilities in the peninsula.
3 more examples
South Korea's defense ministry called Monday for formal talks with its northern neighbor to be held on July 21 at Tongilgak, a North Korean building in the border town of Panmunjom where prior inter-Korea talks have been held.
2017 July 17, “South Korean President Moon Jae-In calls for rare talks with North”, in DW News, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2017, NewsPanmunjom, located inside the demilitarised zone (DMZ), was created at the close of the Korean war. Bloodshed and gunfire have occasionally occurred there, but it has also been a venue for numerous talks and a popular tourist spot.
2023 July 18, AP, “US citizen crosses border from South Korea into North Korea”, in The Guardian, →ISSN“Travis King, second class private of the US army in South Korea, illegally intruded into the territory of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in the joint security area of Panmunjom,” said KCNA.
2023 August 16, “Pyongyang says US soldier who crossed border has sought asylum in North Korea”, in EFE, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023Synonyms: Banmendian
- metonymicallyThe Joint Security Area.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA tiny, uninhabited hamlet in Korea, in the center of the demilitarized zone, where the North and South Korean governments meet.
Origin
- Korean판문점(板門店)
- EnglishPanmunjom
From Korean 판문점(板門店) (Panmunjeom).
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Chinese Cantonese 板門店 /板门店
- 板門店 /板门店 (baan² mun⁴ dim³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 板門店 /板门店
- 板門店 /板门店 (Bǎnméndiàn)Translations
Japanese 板門店
- 板門店 (Hanmonten)Translations
Korean 판문점
- 판문점 (Panmunjeom)Translations
Vietnamese Bàn Môn Điếm
- Bàn Môn ĐiếmTranslations
Cite this entry
Panmunjom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panmunjom
“Panmunjom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panmunjom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panmunjom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panmunjom.
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