English Explanatory Dictionary

Saigon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam.
A ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪɡɒn/

Word forms

Saigon Sài Gòn Sai Gon

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn.

Related words

Sai Kung

Derived words

Little Saigon Saigon cinnamon Saigoneer Saigonese

Translations

Arabic: سَايْغُون Bulgarian: Сайго́н Burmese: ဆိုင်ဂုံ Chinese Mandarin: 西貢 /西贡 Esperanto: Sajgono German: Saigon Greek: Σαϊγκόν Hindi: साइगॉन Japanese: サイゴン Japanese: 西貢 Khmer: ព្រៃនគរ Khmer: សៃហ្គន Korean: 사이공 Korean: 서공 Lao: ໄຊງ່ອນ Marathi: सायगॉन Persian: سائیگون Persian: سایگون Polish: Sajgon Portuguese: Saigon Portuguese: Saigão Russian: Сайго́н Spanish: Saigón Swedish: Saigon Thai: ไซ่ง่อน Vietnamese: Sài Gòn

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