"Dien Bien" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Dienbien [alternative]
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”. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Diên Biên}} French Diên Biên, {{bor|en|vi|Điện Biên}} Vietnamese Điện Biên, {{der|en|zh|奠邊}} Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān), {{der|en|zh|奠}} Chinese 奠, {{der|en|zh|邊}} Chinese 邊 /边 (biān), {{m-g|stable frontier}} “stable frontier”, {{lit|stable frontier}} Literally, “stable frontier” Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Dien Bien
  1. A province of Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam Categories (place): Places in North Vietnam, Provinces of Vietnam Synonyms: Dienbien Province, Dien Bien Province, Province of Dienbien, Province of Dien Bien Related terms: Dien Bien Phu Translations (Dien Bien): 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān) (Chinese), Diên Biên (French), ディエンビエン (Japanese), 奠邊 (Japanese), Điện Biên (Vietnamese), 奠邊 (Vietnamese) Translations (Dien Bien Province): 奠邊省 /奠边省 (Chinese), ディエンビエン省 (Japanese), 奠邊省 (Japanese), Tỉnh Điện Biên (Vietnamese), 省奠邊 (Vietnamese)
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