Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hạ long bay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ha -long bay
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A bay in the Gulf of Tonkin, adjacent to the city of Hạ Long in Vietnam; now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination.

Etymology

From Hạ Long + bay.

Inflected Forms

Ha Long Bay (alternative) Halong Bay (alternative)

Questions

What does hạ long bay mean?: A bay in the Gulf of Tonkin, adjacent to the city of Hạ Long in Vietnam; now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination.
Where does hạ long bay come from?: From Hạ Long + bay.

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