Saigon
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsaɪɡɒn//
A ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
proper noun
- 1
historicalThe former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam.
But news that the North Vietnamese had launched an invasion more akin to the blitzkrieg of Poland than to a Maoist "people's war," and had overrun my old base camp 30 miles up Thunder Road from Saigon, turned my heart to lead.
They met at a bar in Saigon, dated, fell in love, and, a year later, married right there in the city’s central courthouse.
- 2
A ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn.
sai · A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental…said · Mentioned earlier; aforesaid.Said · A male given name from Arabic.
Saigon · A ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
sail · A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that…sailed · Having a specified kind or number of sail.sailing · Travelling by ship.