Da Nang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in central Vietnam.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɑːnæŋ/ /dəˈnæŋ/

Word forms

Da Nang Danang Đà Nẵng

Etymology

From Vietnamese Đà Nẵng, from Eastern Cham Da Nak, from da nak (“opening of the river”). Named after the mouth of the Han River on the coast of the South China Sea, in Central Vietnam, formerly in Champa.

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