địa bàn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地盤 (turf).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

địa bàn

  1. (obsolete, navigational instrument) Synonym of la bàn (compass)
  2. (of a political subdivision) the whole territory
    địa bàn tỉnh Quảng Trị
    the territory of Quảng Trị province
  3. (of a gang) a turf