Ho Chi Minh City

noun

1. a seaport in S Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City

noun

1. a port in S Vietnam, 97 km (60 miles) from the South China Sea, on the Saigon River: captured by the French in 1859; merged with adjoining Cholon in 1932; capital of the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1954 to 1976; university (1917); US headquarters during the Vietnam War. Pop: 5 030 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1976)Saigon

Ho Chi Minh City

1. Present name of Saigon , Vietnam , named for the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh .

Example Sentences

Five screens document the five staffers involved in the sober discussions, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City itself.

From The Daily Beast

In addition to Bangkok and the Thai beach resort of Pattaya, I went to Ho Chi Minh City, Danang, Na Trang, and Haiphong.

From The Daily Beast