San Francisco touches a king.Will Cambodia become the next San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ? If King Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk: see Sihanouk, Norodom. Norodom Sihanouk in full Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk (born Oct. 31, 1922, Phnom Penh, Camb.) Cambodia's king (1941–55 and 1993–2004); he also held other posts. has his way, it might. After watching news reports of San Francisco's thousands of same-sex marriages, Sihanouk was so moved that he announced on his Web site that Cambodia, a poor Southeast Asian country Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" that became a democracy after decades of genocidal civil war, should as a liberal democracy legalize le·gal·ize tr.v. le·gal·ized, le·gal·iz·ing, le·gal·iz·es To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law. le gay marriage as well. The king said he respects gays and lesbians because God loves a "wide range of tastes," adding that transvestites should also be "accepted and well-treated in our national community." Although the long is a constitutional monarch with no political power, he is very influential among the people. |
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