noun
Hanoi
hah-NOY
noun
1
The capital city of Vietnam.
"Hanoi sits in northern Vietnam, on the banks of the Red River."
"The Vietnamese government negotiated with the United States from its base in Hanoi."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe capital of Vietnam.
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_____ sits in northern Vietnam, on the banks of the Red River.
Etymology
From Vietnamese Hà Nội, itself from Sino-Vietnamese characters meaning "within the rivers."