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Meaning of "Haiphong" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAIPHONG

Haiphong  [ˈhaɪˈfɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAIPHONG

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conjunction
determiner
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Haiphong is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAIPHONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Haiphong

Haiphong

Haiphong is the third largest city of Vietnam and northern Vietnam's most important seaport with its deep-water anchorage and large maritime facilities. The city's name means "coastal defense". Haiphong is also nicknamed "The City of the red flame trees" because of the many Delonix regia planted throughout the city.

Definition of Haiphong in the English dictionary

The definition of Haiphong in the dictionary is a port in N Vietnam, on the Red River delta: a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 817 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAIPHONG


bouffant
ˈbuːfɒŋ
packfong
ˈpækfɒŋ
underfong
ˌʌndəˈfɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAIPHONG

Hail Mary
hail-fellow-well-met
Haile Selassie
hailer
Hailsham of St Marylebone
hailshot
hailstone
hailstorm
Hailwood
haily
hain
hain´t
Hainan
Hainan Tao
Hainault
Hainaut

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAIPHONG

along
among
belong
diphthong
dong
for a song
hong
Hong Kong
in the wrong
Lapsang Souchong
long
monophthong
pakthong
Qui Nhong
song
souchong
strong
thong
triphthong
wrong

Synonyms and antonyms of Haiphong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Haiphong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAIPHONG

Find out the translation of Haiphong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Haiphong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Haiphong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海防
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Haiphong
570 millions of speakers

English

Haiphong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Haiphong
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هايفونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Хайфон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Haiphong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Haiphong
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Haiphong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Haiphong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Haiphong
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハイフォン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하이퐁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Haiphong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hải Phòng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ன்ஹா திரங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅफॉन्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Haiphong
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Haiphong
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Haiphong
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Хайфон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Haiphong
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Χάιπχονγκ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Haiphong
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Haiphong
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Haiphong
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Haiphong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIPHONG»

The term «Haiphong» is regularly used and occupies the 68.725 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAIPHONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Haiphong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Haiphong» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Haiphong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAIPHONG»

Discover the use of Haiphong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Haiphong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopedia of Disasters: Environmental Catastrophes and ...
Environmental Catastrophes and Human Tragedies Angus Macleod Gunn. Haiphong, Vietnam, typhoon September 15, 1881 Haiphong, Vietnam A monstrous typhoon struck Haiphong, Vietnam, killing 300,000. Haiphong, poorly prepared in 1 ...
Angus Macleod Gunn, 2008
2
Historical Dictionary of the 1970s
HAIPHONG HARBOR 183 HAIPHONG HARBOR. The city of Haiphong sits at the outlet of the Red River into the South China Sea. It is the third largest city in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Because it is linked by railroad to Hanoi, the ...
James Stuart Olson, 1999
3
The Struggle for Indochina, 1940-1955
in Haiphong and both sides promised to keep their troops far enough apart in the city to avoid friction. In the afternoon of November 22 they succeeded in bringing the fighting to a halt. This, however, was only the first installment of the incident ...
Ellen Joy Hammer, 1966
4
Air Warfare
By 1971, because of the Sino-Soviet rift and the warming relations between the United States and China, 85 percent of all military supplies entered North Vietnam through Haiphong Harbor. Haiphong is located 10 miles north of the Gulf of ...
Walter J. Boyne, 2002
5
Vietnam
Drinking & Entertainment Haiphong's relaxed cafes are arguably the most enjoyable in Vietnam, with dozens of great places in the central zone: P Minh Hieu is at the heart of the caffeine action. Virtually all of these cafes have street terraces, ...
Nick Ray, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, 2010
6
Vietnam
But Haiphong isn't to be written off so easily and it comes as a pleasant surprise to find in the centre of this still moderately small, orderly city an older district with low-key sites and subtle charms, shaded by ranks ot flame trees. Broad avenues  ...
Jan Dodd, Mark Lewis, 2003
7
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong
Getting There & Around Cat Ba Island is 133km southeast from Hanoi, 45km east of Haiphong and 20km south of Halong City. Hydrofoils link Cat Ba and Haiphong (one hour). There are three departures a day in the high summer season and ...
‎2009
8
Hanoi and Halong Bay
HAIPHONG IN WARTIME In November 1946, as Vietnam's inde- pendence movement gained momentum, the French tossed a huge spark into the gasoline by bombarding the 'native quarters' of Haiphong. Hundreds of civilians – perhaps as ...
Tom Downs, 2007
9
Industrial Clusters, Upgrading and Innovation in East Asia
Table 3.1 The benefits of well-developed infrastructure Type Production Market – Market – Import Haiphong Route Example Local Export Port 5 1 Hanoi Haiphong Haiphong XX XX Canon 2 Hanoi Local Haiphong Haiphong XX XX TOTO 3 ...
Akifumi Kuchiki, Masatsugu Tsuji, 2011
10
Efficient Logistics: A Key to Vietnam's Competitiveness
flag carriers to carry transshipment containers to and from Haiphong, Danang, and Quinhon into Cai Mep-Thi Vai. As of September 2012, no domestic Vietnamese flag carrier serving the main cabotage routes calls at Cai Mep-Thi Vai terminals ...
Luis C. Blancas, John Isbell, Monica Isbell, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAIPHONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Haiphong is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prime Time: Recollections of a former Vietnam POW
“It was in December of 1965 when Shankel was shot down about halfway between Hanoi and Haiphong. His target was a bridge, and he took a ... «Bristol Press, Jul 15»
2
Mekong Delta to need US$4 billion for key infra projects by 2020
The Ministry of Transport said the expanded National Highway 1A from Thanh Hoa Province and Can Tho City, Hanoi-Haiphong Expressway, ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
3
State Audit finds many SOEs poorly managing finances
The cement enterprises with hefty accumulated losses were VICEM Tam Diep with nearly VND916 billion, VICEM Haiphong nearly VND428 ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
4
How Rand Paul Could Ride the Maharishi Effect to Victory
“I've been supporting the peace movement since Nixon bombed Haiphong harbor,” says Leahy, who moved to Fairfield in 1974 to be close to ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
Damen deal backed
Damen already has deep links with SBIC as a 70% joint-venture partner in the new, $65.7m Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Haiphong. «TradeWinds, Jul 15»
6
Outstanding destinations in Hai Phong
This work is one of many tourist attractions of Haiphong. People come here at dawn or dusk to watch the city panorama in the sunlight. «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
7
Ecuador shrimp prices fall on weak US, Chinese demand
... Ecuador's shrimp sales have been impacted by the Chinese crackdown on shrimp being imported to the Vietnamese port of Haiphong, in the ... «Undercurrent News, Jul 15»
8
From the Archives — dated July 9, 1965
They want the U.S. to bomb the anti-aircraft and missile sites that are being constructed in the populated Hanoi-Haiphong area and destroy the ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
9
Social News 8/7
... vulnerable children and 30,000 community members in the disaster-affected areas of Haiphong city, Dien Bien and Tien Giang provinces. «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
10
Price set for 1800MHz
... the Dinh Vu Industrial Park in the northern port city of Haiphong, and the $1.2-billion Tokyu-Binh Duong Urban Area in Binh Duong province. «The Nation, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Haiphong [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/haiphong>. Apr 2024 ».
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