Meanings
proper noun
alternative Hai Phong · alternative Hải Phòng
- A city in Vietnam.
Most of the arms and supplies used by North Vietnam's armies entered the country through the port of Haiphong, with lesser amounts entering through the smaller ports of Cam Pha and Hong Gai.
1999, John McCain, Faith of My Fathers, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 263
Origin
- VietnameseHải Phòng
- EnglishHaiphong
From Vietnamese Hải Phòng.
More words from Vietnamese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 海防
- 海防 (hoi² fong⁴)city in Vietnam
Chinese Mandarin 海防
- 海防 (Hǎifáng)city in Vietnam
German Haiphong
- Haiphongcity in Vietnam
Vietnamese Hải Phòng
- Hải Phòngcity in Vietnam
Cite this entry
APA
Haiphong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haiphong
MLA
“Haiphong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haiphong. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Haiphong,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Haiphong.
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