Hanoi

[ha-noi, huh-]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.

Hanoi

/ hæˈnɔɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Vietnam, on the Red River: became capital of Tonkin in 1802, of French Indochina in 1887, of Vietnam in 1945, and of North Vietnam (1954–75); university (1917); industrial centre. Pop: 4 147 000 (2005 est)

Hanoi

1. Capital of Vietnam, located in the northern part of the country.

It became the capital of North Vietnam in 1954, when the French evacuated the city.

During the Vietnam War, the city suffered heavy bombing by the United States.

It was the scene of heavy fighting between French and Vietnamese communist forces from 1946 to 1954.

Example Sentences

The images led to Fonda being tarred as “Hanoi Jane” and a traitor to the United States, which had deployed millions of American soldiers to Southeast Asia, many of whom never returned.

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Most of the passengers were reportedly Vietnamese families visiting from the capital Hanoi.

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In the region only Vietnam has managed to strike a deal so far - US imports from there will now face 20% tariffs, while US exports to Hanoi will face no levies.

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The Reuters news agency reported that a planned event involving the ship in Vietnam was cancelled after what the US embassy in Hanoi called an "emergent operational requirement".

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The World War II veterans heckled them: “Why don’t you go to Hanoi?”

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