đô thị
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
(noun) a city, particularly an administrative division or urban area with a particular or designated size, population and wealth; in Vietnam, a đô thị simply refers to provincial capitals or thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, while a khu đô thị refers to technological hubs full of high-income
Noun
Examples
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗ Local usage: Đô thị is more current and widely used than the somewhat formal thành thị. [contributed-collins-enriched]
Common questions
What does “đô thị” mean?
(noun) a city, particularly an administrative division or urban area with a particular or designated size, population and wealth; in Vietnam, a đô thị simply refers to provincial capitals or thành phố thuộc thành phố trực thuộc trung ương, while a khu đô thị refers to technological hubs full of high-income
Is “đô thị” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.