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little saigon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
lit-tle -saigon
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neighborhood or a community that is predominantly Vietnamese, outside of Vietnam.

Etymology

From little + Saigon. From Saigon being the capital of South Vietnam, the origin of the refugees who formed such various communities.

Inflected Forms

Little Saigons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does little saigon mean?
A neighborhood or a community that is predominantly Vietnamese, outside of Vietnam.
Where does little saigon come from?
From little + Saigon. From Saigon being the capital of South Vietnam, the origin of the refugees who formed such various communities.

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