English Explanatory Dictionary

Dien Bien

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A province of Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.

Word forms

Dien Bien Dienbien

Etymology

From French Diên Biên, from Vietnamese Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)), from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 /边 (biān)) Literally, “stable frontier”.

Synonyms

Dienbien Province Dien Bien Province Province of Dienbien Province of Dien Bien

Related words

Dien Bien Phu
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