Ho Chi Minh City

American  

noun

1. a seaport in S Vietnam.

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Ho Chi Minh City British  

noun

1. Former name (until 1976): Saigon.  a port in S Vietnam, 97 km (60 miles) from the South China Sea, on the Saigon River: captured by the French in 1859; merged with adjoining Cholon in 1932; capital of the former Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1954 to 1976; university (1917); US headquarters during the Vietnam War. Pop: 5 030 000 (2005 est)

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Ho Chi Minh City Cultural  

1. Present name of Saigon, Vietnam, named for the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh.

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Ho Chi Minh City

For a factory owner in Penang or Ho Chi Minh City, this could mean ripping up decades-old supplier relationships—or losing access to the American market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Over the whine of buzzsaws and the steady whir of sanders, hundreds of Vietnamese workers in a factory outside Ho Chi Minh City hustle to fill orders for high-end furniture.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

The Trump Organization is also scouting for locations to build a Trump Tower in Ho Chi Minh City.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Five years ago, when a student from a rural region of the Mekong Delta earned a full scholarship to an international university in Ho Chi Minh City, it seemed like a dream come true.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025

It was hardly necessary on the flat streets of Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, as the locals still called it, but Artemis preferred to be as insulated from civilians as possible.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer