Saigon
pronunciation
How to pronounce Saigon in British English:
UK [saiˈɡɔn]
How to pronounce Saigon in American English:
US [saɪˈɡɑn]
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- Noun:
- a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
Word Origin
- Saigon
- southern Vietnamese city, capital of former South Vietnam, named for its river, which bears a name of uncertain origin.
Example
- 1. Saigon was immediately renamed ho chi minh city .
- 2. Most at risk is ho chi minh city on the saigon river , just north of the mekong .
- 3. So my team set off to beijing via saigon bangkok new delhi and rawalpindi on an announced fact-finding journey on behalf of the president .
- 4. Operation babylift 's first official flight crashed in the rice paddies outside saigon , killing 144 people , most of them children .
- 5. Despite their cries , the war went on for six more years , ending with the fall of saigon on april 30 , 1975 .