Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA province of Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.
Similar
Dienbien ProvinceDien Bien ProvinceProvince of DienbienProvince of Dien Bien
Origin
- Chinese邊 /边
- Chinese奠
- Chinese奠邊 /奠边
- VietnameseĐiện Biên
- FrenchDiên Biên
- EnglishDien Bien
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”.
More words from French, Vietnamese, Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese 奠邊 /奠边, 奠邊省 /奠边省
- 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)Dien Bien
- 奠邊省 /奠边省Dien Bien Province
French Diên Biên
- Diên BiênDien Bien
Japanese ディエンビエン, 奠邊
- ディエンビエンDien Bien
- 奠邊Dien Bien
- ディエンビエン省Dien Bien Province
- 奠邊省Dien Bien Province
Vietnamese Điện Biên, 奠邊
- Điện BiênDien Bien
- 奠邊Dien Bien
- Tỉnh Điện BiênDien Bien Province
- 省奠邊Dien Bien Province
Cite this entry
APA
Dien Bien. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dien%20Bien
MLA
“Dien Bien.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dien%20Bien. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dien Bien,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dien%20Bien.
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