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Saigon

[ sahy-gon ]

noun

  1. former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.


Saigon

/ ɪˈɡɒ /

noun

  1. the former name (until 1976) of Ho Chi Minh City
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Saigon

  1. City in southern Vietnam ; capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.
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Notes

American and South Vietnamese forces were headquartered in Saigon during the Vietnam War .
A commercial, industrial, and transportation hub of Southeast Asia , Saigon enjoyed rapid growth and cultural prestige as the capital of French Indochina .
Renamed Ho Chi Minh City by the victorious Vietnamese communists in 1976.
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Voters in the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Monica and San Fernando Valley reported receiving messages intended for voters in state Senate District 36, which spans coastal Orange County, Little Saigon and portions of southern L.A.

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The endeavor also proved an emotional boost for the soldiers in the unit, which they call “Saigon” in honor of “Apocalypse Now,” a collective favorite.

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On Tuesday afternoon, Cao said the egg shelves at Song Hy market in Little Saigon in Garden Grove were more than half empty.

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Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Do immigrated to the U.S. as a teen and graduated from USC’s Keck School of Medicine, according to state Medical Board records.

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In Orange County, Tran narrowly defeated Republican Rep. Michelle Steel to become the first Vietnamese American candidate to win the congressional district that includes Little Saigon.

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