Ho Chi Minh

American  

[hoh chee min] / ˈhoʊ ˈtʃi ˈmɪn /

noun

1. 1890?–1969, North Vietnamese political leader: president of North Vietnam 1954–69.

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Ho Chi Minh British  

/ ˈhəʊ ˈtʃiː ˈmɪn /

noun

1. original name Nguyen That Tan. 1890–1969, Vietnamese statesman; president of North Vietnam (1954–69). He headed the Vietminh (1941), which won independence for Vietnam from the French (1954)

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Ho Chi Minh Cultural  

1. A Vietnamese revolutionary leader of the twentieth century. Ho Chi Minh led the communists of Vietnam in their efforts to drive out the forces of Japan in the 1940s (see World War II), France in the 1950s (see Dienbienphu), and the United States in the 1960s (see Vietnam War). He died in 1969.

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Saigon, the former capital of South Vietnam, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City after the communist victory there.

Example Sentences

Quynh Anh, a 24-year-old office worker in Ho Chi Minh City, said she might vote this year "because I have never done it before".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Norriss runs a clothing factory outside of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, that makes millions of T-shirts and sweaters a year for celebrated streetwear brands like Stussy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

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

If Ho Chi Minh hoped quoting from the Declaration of Independence would help win him friends in Washington, D.C., he was mistaken.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin