Hanoian

//hɑːˈnɔɪ.ən// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone from Hanoi.

    "In his first visit to Vietnam, the U.S. president was welcomed by Hanoians and Saigoneers in ways he's never seen before."

  2. 2
    A dialect of Vietnamese spoken in and around Hanoi.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to, Hanoi. not-comparable

Example

More examples

"In his first visit to Vietnam, the U.S. president was welcomed by Hanoians and Saigoneers in ways he's never seen before."

Etymology

From Hanoi + -an.

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