Cận Đông

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 近東, composed of 近 (“near”) and 東 (“east”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kən˧˨ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
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    Proper noun

    Cận Đông

    1. (historical) Near East (the geographic region of Western Asia located southeast of Eastern Europe, comprising Anatolia, Transcaucasia, the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, and Arabia)

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