Hanoi

[ ha-noi, huh- ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.

Hanoi

/ hæˈnɔɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Vietnam, on the Red River: became capital of Tonkin in 1802, of French Indochina in 1887, of Vietnam in 1945, and of North Vietnam (1954–75); university (1917); industrial centre. Pop: 4 147 000 (2005 est)

Hanoi

1. Capital of Vietnam , located in the northern part of the country.

Notes

It became the capital of North Vietnam in 1954, when the French evacuated the city.

During the Vietnam War , the city suffered heavy bombing by the United States.

It was the scene of heavy fighting between French and Vietnamese communist forces from 1946 to 1954.

Example Sentences

Hoang Van Ty, a Vietnamese citizen whose house was flooded in Thai Nguyen province, which is north of Hanoi, told Reuters that he "never thought my house would be under water this deep."

From Salon

Meanwhile several districts in Hanoi were evacuated due to intense flooding, with the city's iconic Red River swelling to a 20-year high.

From Salon

Thousands of people have evacuated from low-lying areas of the city and 10 of Hanoi's 30 administrative districts are on "flood alert", state media reported.

From BBC

The death toll of Typhoon Yagi has risen to 152 in Vietnam, according to government estimates, as one of the country's largest rivers reaches its highest level in two decades, flooding the streets of Hanoi.

From BBC

"This is the worst flood I have seen," Hanoi resident Tran Le Quyen told Reuters news agency.

From BBC