"Cần Thơ" meaning in English

See Cần Thơ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkənθəː/ Forms: Cantho [alternative], Can Tho [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Cần Thơ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|Cần Thơ}} Vietnamese Cần Thơ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Cần Thơ
  1. A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2004). Categories (place): Places in Vietnam Related terms (Provinces): An Giang · Bắc Ninh · Cà Mau · Cao Bằng · Đắk Lắk · Điện Biên · Đồng Nai · Đồng Tháp · Gia Lai · Hà Tĩnh · Hưng Yên · Khánh Hoà · Lai Châu · Lạng Sơn · Lào Cai · Lâm Đồng · Nghệ An · Ninh Bình · Phú Thọ · Quảng Ngãi · Quảng Ninh · Quảng Trị · Sơn La · Tây Ninh · Thái Nguyên · Thanh Hoá · Tuyên Quang · Vĩnh Long
    Sense id: en-Cần_Thơ-en-name-Dho2Gvhp Categories (other): Former political divisions Disambiguation of 'Provinces': 70 30
  2. A city in Vietnam. Categories (place): Cities in Vietnam, Places in Vietnam Related terms (Municipalities): Cần Thơ · Da Nang · Hanoi · Haiphong · Hue · Ho Chi Minh City Translations (city of Vietnam): كن تاه (Arabic), 芹苴 (Qínjū) (Chinese Mandarin), カントー (Kantō) (Japanese), ទីក្រុងព្រែកឫស្សី (tikrŏngprêkrœ̆ssei) (Khmer), 껀터 (kkeonteo) (Korean), Кантхо (Kantxo) (Russian), เกิ่นเทอ (Thai), Cần Thơ (alt: 芹苴) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Cần_Thơ-en-name-mkEw05O0 Categories (other): Can Tho, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 49 13 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 49 12 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'Municipalities': 26 74 Disambiguation of 'city of Vietnam': 44 56

Alternative forms

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