Trung Đông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中東, composed of 中 (“middle”) and 東 (“east”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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Proper noun

Trung Đông

  1. (geopolitics) Middle East (the geopolitical region at the intersection of Asia, Africa and Europe, comprising West Asia excluding the South Caucasus and additionally including all of Egypt and all of Turkey)

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