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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

He served for three years as a military police officer, including a stint guarding the Da Nang Air Base with the South Vietnamese army.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 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

A close friend, meanwhile, said he knew both Thi Nguyen Phuong and Thi Nguyen Phuong Lan, having introduced them to treatments at a friend's spa in Da Nang, where he lived.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2024

General William Westmoreland, the commanding general of US forces in Vietnam, pointed out that the American air base in Da Nang, near the border between North and South Vietnam, was now vulnerable to attack.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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