noun
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
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South Vietnam
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a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
Compare North Vietnam, Vietnam.
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| South Vietnam | |
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| a former republic (1955--76) occupying the S of present-day Vietnam on the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand | |
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Saigon [(seye-gon)]City in southern Vietnam; capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.
Note: A commercial, industrial, and transportation hub of Southeast Asia, Saigon enjoyed rapid growth and cultural prestige as the capital of French Indochina.
Note: American and South Vietnamese forces were headquartered in Saigon during the Vietnam War.
Note: Renamed Ho Chi Minh City by the victorious Vietnamese communists in 1976.
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