Ho Chi Minh City

UK/ˌhəʊ tʃiː ˌmɪn ˈsɪti/

proper noun

The largest city of Vietnam.

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HCMCSaigonPrey Nokor
OriginVietnamese Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hồ Chí Minh City

  1. The largest city of Vietnam.

    The Mekong, a vast river that extends from the Tibetan plateau through to the delta in Vietnam, about an hour’s drive from Ho Chi Minh City where Phan was born and lives today, is the source of the artist’s exhibition at Tate St Ives.

    2022 February 28, Rosanna McLaughlin, “Thao Nguyen Phan: ‘There’s beauty and optimism in these tragic stories’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Apr 2022

    Synonyms: HCMC, Saigon, Prey Nokor

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe largest city of Vietnam.

Similar
HCMCSaigonPrey Nokor

Origin

  1. VietnameseThành phố Hồ Chí Minh
  2. EnglishHo Chi Minh City

Calque of Vietnamese Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Named after Vietnamese communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh.

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Translations

Arabic هُو تْشِي مِنْه
  • هُو تْشِي مِنْه (hū tšī minh)largest city of Vietnam
Chinese Cantonese 胡志明市, 胡志明
  • 胡志明市 (wu⁴ zi³ ming⁴ si⁵)largest city of Vietnam
  • 胡志明 (wu⁴ zi³ ming⁴)largest city of Vietnam
Chinese Mandarin 胡志明市, 胡志明
  • 胡志明市 (Hú Zhìmíng shì)largest city of Vietnam
  • 胡志明 (Hú Zhìmíng)largest city of Vietnam
Dutch Ho Chi Minhstad
  • Ho Chi Minhstadlargest city of Vietnam
Esperanto Ho-Ĉi-Min-urbo
  • Ho-Ĉi-Min-urbolargest city of Vietnam
Finnish Ho Chi Minhin kaupunki
  • Ho Chi Minhin kaupunkilargest city of Vietnam
German Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt
  • Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadtlargest city of Vietnam
Greek Χο Τσι Μινχ
  • Χο Τσι Μινχ (Cho Tsi Minch)largest city of Vietnam
Hindi हो ची मिन नगर
  • हो ची मिन नगर (ho cī min nagar)largest city of Vietnam
Japanese ホーチミン市, ホーチミン
  • ホーチミン市 (Hōchimin shi)largest city of Vietnam
  • ホーチミン (Hōchimin)largest city of Vietnam
Korean 호찌민시, 호찌민
  • 호찌민시 (Hojjiminsi)largest city of Vietnam
  • 호찌민 (Hojjimin)largest city of Vietnam
Polish Ho Chi Minh, Sajgon
  • Ho Chi Minhlargest city of Vietnam
  • Sajgonlargest city of Vietnam
Portuguese Cidade de Ho Chi Minh
  • Cidade de Ho Chi Minhlargest city of Vietnam
Russian Хошими́н
  • Хошими́н (Xošimín)largest city of Vietnam
Spanish Ciudad Ho Chi Minh
  • Ciudad Ho Chi Minhlargest city of Vietnam
Thai โฮจิมินห์
  • โฮจิมินห์ (hoo-jì-min)largest city of Vietnam
Ukrainian Хошимі́н
  • Хошимі́н (Xošymín)largest city of Vietnam
Vietnamese Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Hồ Chí Minh
  • Thành phố Hồ Chí Minhlargest city of Vietnam
  • Hồ Chí Minhlargest city of Vietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City

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Chicago

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