Ho Chi Minh City

== English == === Alternative forms === HCMC (initialism) Hồ Chí Minh City === Etymology === Calque of Vietnamese Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh. Named after Vietnamese communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhəʊ tʃiː ˌmɪn ˈsɪti/ === Proper noun === Ho Chi Minh City The largest city of Vietnam. Synonyms: (historical) Saigon, (historical) Prey Nokor ==== Usage notes ==== This name is unofficially proscribed within some Vietnamese American communities, which continue to refer to the city as Saigon. ==== Translations ==== === See also ===