thành phố
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Sources & notes
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Sense 2
(noun) one of the seven province-level subdivisions of Vietnam labeled thành phố trực thuộc trung ương (literally “city under the central (national) government's direct management”), namely Hà Nội (“Hanoi”), Hải Phòng (“Haiphong”), Đà Nẵng (“Da Nang”), Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (“Ho Chi Minh City”), Cần Thơ, H
Sense 3
(noun) the capital of a Vietnamese tỉnh (“province”), labeled thành phố trực thuộc tỉnh (literally “city under a province's direct management”); itself is subdivided into phường (“wards”)
Common questions
What does “thành phố” mean?
(noun) a city
Is “thành phố” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.