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

Huong Thi Nguyen designs, makes and sells her own clothing across multiple stores in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

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

High-rise buildings were damaged as far away as Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and homes were damaged in the Ruili area of China.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 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