Proper Name guide

Điện Biên Phủ

name · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /djɛnbjɛnˈfuː/

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name

Meaning 1

The provincial capital of Điện Biên Province, Vietnam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Điện Biên Phủ.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 奠邊府 /奠边府 (Diànbiānfǔ) — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • French: Diên Biên Phu — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • French: Điện Biên Phủ — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • German: Dien Bien Phu — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • Japanese: 奠邊府 — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • Japanese: ディエンビエンフー — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • Korean: 디엔비엔푸 (Dienbienpu) — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • Vietnamese: Điện Biên Phủ — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam
  • Vietnamese: 奠邊府 — provincial capital of Điện Biên, Vietnam