Proper noun
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.
(metonymically) The Joint Security Area.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgA barricade is placed near Unification Bridge, which leads to the demilitarized zone, near the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Source: Internet
In a historic inter-Korean summit last week, the leaders of the two Koreas signed the so-called Panmunjom Declaration to affirm their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Source: Internet
Last update: 01/06/2018 SEOUL, June 1 (Bernama) -- Senior officials of South Korea and North Korea have started talks at the border village of Panmunjom on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. Source: Internet
Both the State Department and South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the American and North Korean officials have been engaged in talks at the Korean village of Panmunjom, which straddles the border inside the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ. Source: Internet
His first appearance in the diplomatic world was only when he was on camera with his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in at Panmunjom in late April. Source: Internet
I’m a bit cynical about the talks at Panmunjom because I know what most Korea hands know but don’t necessarily like to acknowledge: North Korea thinks of the South as inferior, and an object to be won. Source: Internet