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Hanoi

hah-NOY
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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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In 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."

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