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Da Nang

British  
/ ˌdɑː ˈnæŋ /

noun

  1. Former name: Tourane.  a port in central Vietnam, on the South China Sea. Pop: 448 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"I don't vote because I think my vote doesn't matter," said Phuong Anh, 25, who works an administrative job in Da Nang.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Adani is working to build a terminal at Vietnam’s Da Nang Port and is looking at potential terminals in the Philippines, Indonesia and Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Large amounts of Agent Orange had been stored at the Da Nang airport during the war and contaminated the soil with dioxin.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Otherwise, you could end up like me: waiting nervously in a line at customs in Da Nang, and hoping that the customs agent is feeling generous.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

The marines at Da Nang were doing well, but there were far too few of them to make a real difference.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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