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sihanoukville

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
si-hanoukville
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

name

A province of Cambodia. Capital: Sihanoukville.

name

A port in Sihanoukville, Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Sihanouk Sihanoukism Sihanoukist

Synonyms

Preah Sihanouk

Questions

What does sihanoukville mean?
A city, the capital of Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
Where does sihanoukville come from?
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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