Cận Đông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 近東, composed of 近 (“near”) and 東 (“east”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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Proper noun

Cận Đông

  1. (historical) Near East (the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia; used primarily in historical contexts)

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