Dien Bien

English

Alternative forms

  • Dienbien

Etymology

From French Diên Biên, from Vietnamese Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 / 奠边 (Diànbiān)), from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 / 边 (biān)) Literally, “stable frontier”.

Proper noun

Dien Bien

  1. A province of Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.

Synonyms

  • Dienbien Province
  • Dien Bien Province
  • Province of Dienbien
  • Province of Dien Bien

Translations

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