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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former village located in what is now the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea just south of the 38th parallel. Truce negotiations for the Korean War were held here from October 1951 to July 27, 1953, when the truce was officially signed.
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- proper noun A tiny
hamlet inKorea in the center of thedemilitarized zone , the site of contact between the force of the South Korean Government and the North Korean Government, and between theUnited Nations Command and the North Korean and Chinese military commands.
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The two sides once held a meeting in Panmunjom that went on for eleven hours.
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The two sides once held a meeting in Panmunjom that went on for eleven hours.
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The two sides once held a meeting in Panmunjom that went on for eleven hours.
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The official in Seoul called the Panmunjom line "kind of the official one, used for all official messages."
NYT > Global Home By MARK McDONALD 2011
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The official in Seoul called the Panmunjom line "kind of the official one, used for all official messages."
NYT > Home Page By MARK McDONALD 2011
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On Sunday, Ms. Gillard visited the inter-Korean border and the truce village of Panmunjom, where military officials of South Korea and its allies meet with North Korean officials.
Australia, Korea Hope for Trade Deal By Year's End Evan Ramstad 2011
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By the summer of 1951 the main line of resistance stabilized along the 38th Parallel after a last UN offensive, and from that point forward in the conflict the sounds of battle along a static front served as a background to diplomatic wrangling over the negotiating table at Panmunjom.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Shortly after Boatner ended one Communist campaign to coerce concessions at Panmunjom, American and UN airmen started their own.
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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This has been the sort of status quo since 1953, since the truce at Panmunjom.
South Korea Agrees to High-Level Military Talks with North 2011
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This has been the sort of status quo since 1953, since the truce at Panmunjom.
South Korea Agrees to High-Level Military Talks with North 2011
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