Ho Chi Minh City

geographical name

variants or Vietnamese Thanh Pho Ho Chi Minh or formerly Saigon
sī-ˈgän How to pronounce Ho Chi Minh City (audio)
ˈsī-ˌ
city and river port in southern Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) the capital of South Vietnam population 5,950,000

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“Ho Chi Minh City.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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