liên đoàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 聯 (“united”) and 團 (“team”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liən˧˧ ʔɗwaːn˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    liên đoàn

    1. all the chi đoàn of a school; the captain is called liên đoàn trưởng
    2. (only in certain contexts) a union
      liên đoàn lao động
      a confederation of labor
      Liên đoàn Bóng đá Việt Nam
      the Vietnam Football Federation
      Liên đoàn A-rập / Liên đoàn Ả Rập
      the Arab League

    See also

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