Da Nang

See also: Đà Nẵng

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vietnamese Đà Nẵng, from Eastern Cham Da Nak, from da nak (opening of the river). Named after the mouth of the Han River on the coast of the South China Sea, in Central Vietnam, formerly in Champa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑːnæŋ/, /dəˈnæŋ/

Proper noun

Da Nang

  1. A city in central Vietnam.
    • 2023, Cecile Pin, Wandering Souls, 4th Estate, page 9:
      She, Thanh and Minh were to leave tonight for Da Nang, where a boat would be waiting to take them to Hong Kong.

Translations

See also

Province-level divisions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in English (layout · text)
Municipalities: Cần Thơ · Da Nang · Hanoi · Haiphong · Hue · Ho Chi Minh City
Provinces: An Giang · Bắc Ninh · Cà Mau · Cao Bằng · Đắk Lắk · Điện Biên · Đồng Nai · Đồng Tháp · Gia Lai · Hà Tĩnh · Hưng Yên · Khánh Hoà · Lai Châu · Lạng Sơn · Lào Cai · Lâm Đồng · Nghệ An · Ninh Bình · Phú Thọ · Quảng Ngãi · Quảng Ninh · Quảng Trị · Sơn La · Tây Ninh · Thái Nguyên · Thanh Hoá · Tuyên Quang · Vĩnh Long