Saigon
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsaɪɡɒn/, enPR: sī-gǒnʹ
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -aɪɡɒn
Proper noun
Saigon
- (historical) Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest city in Vietnam, which was the capital of the former South Vietnam.
- 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 46:
- They met at a bar in Saigon, dated, fell in love, and, a year later, married right there in the city’s central courthouse.
Synonyms
- (Ho Chi Minh City): Ho Chi Minh City, Prey Nokor (historical)
Translations
former name of Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City — see Ho Chi Minh City
See also
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saiɡon/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧i‧gon
References
- “Saigon” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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