Cholon

American  

[chuh-luhn, shaw-lawn] / tʃəˈlʌn, ʃɔˈlɔ̃ /

noun

1. a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.

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Cholon British  

/ tʃəˈlʌn, ʃɔlɔ̃ /

noun

1. a city in S Vietnam: a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City

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Example Sentences

Whenever the heat grew too brutal, we would stop for sinh to, cool fruit shakes — orange, mango, banana, soursop, avocado — sold everywhere from the alleys of the backpacker district to market stalls in Cholon, the city’s Chinatown.

From New York Times

While taking an Uber through Cholon, Jean pointed out a trio of early 20th-century shophouses, slightly decrepit but charming still.

From New York Times

Other foreigners just disappeared, like a reputed millionaire Australian who made his money in duck feathers, Keith Hyland, a trim, debonair 54, who visited his factory in the Chinese suburb of Cholon.

From Seattle Times

During the morning Thursday, a Vietnamese police precinct station in Saigon’s Chinese sector, Cholon, came under heavy attack, and sharp exchanges of fire were reported in areas of Gia Dinh, the province that surrounds Saigon.

From Seattle Times

Cholon was hit by six Viet Cong mortar shells during the night.

From Seattle Times