"Little Saigon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Little Saigons [plural]
Etymology: little + Saigon. From Saigon being the capital of South Vietnam, the origin of the refugees who formed such various communities. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|little|Saigon}} little + Saigon Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Little Saigon}} Little Saigon (plural Little Saigons)
  1. A neighborhood/community that is predominantly Vietnamese, within a city that is not. Coordinate_terms: Chinatown, Little India, Koreatown, Little Tokyo, French Quarter, Latin Quarter Translations (Translations): Little Saigon (Vietnamese), Little Sài Gòn (Vietnamese), Tiểu Sài Gòn (Vietnamese), Sài Gòn Nhỏ (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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