Gia Định

See also: gia đinh and gia đình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘉定.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Gia Định

(historical or literary) Saigon (modern-day Ho Chi Minh City)
(historical) A former province of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty, French Indochina, and South Vietnam, from 1832 to 1976, that surrounded Saigon.

Derived terms

Sài Gòn–Gia Định

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