"Saigon" meaning in English

See Saigon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsaɪɡɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -aɪɡɒn Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|vi|Sài Gòn}} Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn Head templates: {{en-prop}} Saigon
  1. (historical) Former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam, and the capital of former South Vietnam. Tags: historical Categories (place): Cities in Vietnam, Historical capitals Synonyms: Sài Gòn, Sai Gon Derived forms: Little Saigon, Saigon cinnamon Related terms: Sai Kung Translations (former name of Ho Chi Minh City): سَايْغُون (sayḡūn) [masculine] (Arabic), ဆိုင်ဂုံ (hcuinggum) (Burmese), 西貢 /西贡 (Xīgòng) (Chinese Mandarin), Sajgono (Esperanto), Saigon [neuter] (German), Σαϊγκόν (Saïgkón) (Greek), साइगॉन (sāigŏn) (Hindi), サイゴン (english: Saigon) (Japanese), 西貢 (alt: さいごん, Saigon) (Japanese), ព្រៃនគរ (prɨy nɔɔnɔkɔɔ) (Khmer), សៃហ្គន (saygɔɔn) (Khmer), 사이공 (Saigong) (Korean), 서공 (Seogong) (alt: 西貢) (Korean), ໄຊງ່ອນ (sai ngǭn) (Lao), सायगॉन (sāygŏn) (Marathi), سائیگون (sâ'igon) (Persian), سایگون (sâygon) (Persian), Sajgon [masculine] (Polish), Saigon [feminine] (Portuguese), Saigão [feminine] (Portuguese), Сайго́н (Sajgón) [masculine] (Russian), Saigón (Spanish), Saigon (Swedish), ไซ่ง่อน (sâi-ngɔ̂n) (Thai), Sài Gòn (alt: 柴棍) (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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