Da Nang

British  

/ ˌdɑː ˈnæŋ /

noun

1. Former name: Tourane.  a port in central Vietnam, on the South China Sea. Pop: 448 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

"I don't vote because I think my vote doesn't matter," said Phuong Anh, 25, who works an administrative job in Da Nang.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Adani is working to build a terminal at Vietnam’s Da Nang Port and is looking at potential terminals in the Philippines, Indonesia and Oman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Ahead of is arrival, residences in the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Hue and Da Nang were ordered to evacuate.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

Large amounts of Agent Orange had been stored at the Da Nang airport during the war and contaminated the soil with dioxin.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

When the marines had first arrived at Da Nang, the orders had been clear: “The U.S. Marine Force will not, repeat will not, engage in day-to-day actions against the Viet Cong.”

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