liên đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 聯 (“united”) and 團 (“team”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liən˧˧ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

liên đoàn

  1. all the chi đoàn of a school; the captain is called liên đoàn trưởng
  2. (only in certain contexts) a union
    liên đoàn lao động
    a confederation of labor
    Liên đoàn Bóng đá Việt Nam
    the Vietnam Football Federation
    Liên đoàn A-rập / Liên đoàn Ả Rập
    the Arab League

See also

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