Gia Định

See also: gia đinh and gia đình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘉定.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Gia Định

1. (historical or literary) Saigon (modern-day Ho Chi Minh City)
2. (historical) A former province of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty, French Indochina, and South Vietnam, from 1832 to 1976, that surrounded Saigon.

Derived terms

• Sài Gòn–Gia Định