Hanoi

American  

[ha-noi, huh-] / hæˈnɔɪ, hə- /

noun

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

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Hanoi British  

/ 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)

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Hanoi Cultural  

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

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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

Roughly 1,600 delegates representing the party's five million members will assemble in Hanoi for a week of closed-door meetings.

From Barron's

The arrests took place on December 31 across five northern municipalities including the capital Hanoi, according to police in Hung Yen province.

From Barron's

Hanoi says it has actively ruled over the Paracels and the Spratlys archipelagoes since the 17th Century and that it has the documents to prove it.

From BBC

On April 30, for the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the Embassy of Sweden of Hanoi posted the documentary “Victory Vietnam” on YouTube.

From Salon

Hanoi's Long Bien district, its pickleball centre, has more than 100 courts, up from 54 in less than a year, according to state media.

From Barron's