Saigon

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Saigon

/ˈsaɪɡɒn/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪɡɒn

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Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn.

proper noun Sài Gòn · Sai Gon

historical, informal The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam. But news that the North Vietnamese had launched an invasion more akin to the blitzkrieg of Poland than to a Maoist "people's war," and had overrun my old base camp 30 miles up Thunder Road from Saigon, turned my heart to lead.
A ward of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cholon, hanoi, gia, hcm, hcmc, sai gon, prey nokor, nam sách, biên hòa, thanh hoá, vientiane, vũng tàu, haiphong, hà tĩnh, bắc kạn, yangon

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name former name of Ho Chi Minh City

Español	Saigón
한국어	사이공 Saigong, 서공 Seogong
日本語	サイゴン, 西貢
中文	西貢 /西贡 Xīgòng
हिन्दी	साइगॉन sāigŏn
Português	Saigon, Saigão
Deutsch	Saigon
Ελληνικά	Σαϊγκόν Saïgkón
Русский	Сайго́н Sajgón
Tiếng Việt	Sài Gòn
العربية	سَايْغُون sayḡūn

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"Saigon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saigon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Saigon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saigon

Chicago

"Saigon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saigon.

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@misc{saigon_2026,
  title = {Saigon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saigon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}