Ho Chi Minh City

American

noun

a seaport in S Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City British

noun

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

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

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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

Ho Chi Minh City already ranks among the loudest cities in Asia, according to the United Nations, with noise pollution levels high enough to damage hearing.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

A photo at the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, historically known as Saigon, shows the damage at Cần Giờ mangrove forest.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 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

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