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Mekong Delta

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noun

  1. the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.


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From Thailand's rice belt to Vietnam's Mekong Delta, farmers across Asia are making the same calculation - and arriving at the same grim conclusion.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

He commanded a Swift boat on the Mekong Delta for four months in 1969, earning a Silver Star, a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2024

Mr. Sasser was stationed in the Mekong Delta, a riverine agricultural hub in South Vietnam that the Viet Cong could easily reach by crossing the nearby Cambodian border.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

Other regions with high exposure include Vietnam's Mekong Delta, Myanmar's Irawaddy Delta, much of Indonesia and Malaysia, parts of coastal Mexico, and the Amazon.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023

In December, Meng tells me we will relocate to Long Deang to live on a houseboat with one of Eang’s sisters and her family in the lower end of the Mekong Delta.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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