Gia Định

See also: gia đinh and gia đình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘉定.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Gia Định

  1. (historical) Saigon (modern-day Ho Chi Minh City)
  2. (historical) A former province of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty, French Indochina, and South Vietnam, from 1832 to 1976, that surrounded Saigon.

Derived terms

  • Sài Gòn–Gia Định
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