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

BBC Weather said highs expected in parts of the UK on Monday and Tuesday could exceed top temperatures in Lagos, Cairo and Ho Chi Minh City.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Naegohyang are playing in the Champions League for the first time, having beaten Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam 3-0 in the quarter final.

From BBC ● May 4, 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

They were charged with "violating regulations on the management and use of state assets, causing losses and wastefulness" and were tried in Ho Chi Minh City, where they were arrested in January 2024, VNA said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

The responses had been mostly fraudulent, but Ho Chi Minh City had finally paid off.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer