Qui Nhon Definition & Meaning

American

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Qui Nhon American [kwee nyawn] / kwi ˈnyɔn /

noun

1. a seaport in SE Vietnam, on the South China Sea coast.

Example Sentences

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Two other major cities along the coastline in the north, Nha Trang and Qui Nhon, came under fresh mortar attacks and ground probes.

From Seattle Times

Shortly after arriving in the country — he was stationed near Qui Nhon — the Army closed the pharmacy in which he was working.

From Seattle Times

“Though I understood the grave risks involved in doing so,” Mr. Tran wrote, in a document headed Personal Background, which was included in Ms. Sang’s filings, “I immediately sent my ships to the embattled ports of Da Nang, Qui Nhon, Nha Trang and Cam Ranh, and directed my staff to assist the endangered Americans.”

From New York Times

Here, his photo of the arrival of American soldiers in Qui Nhon in 1965.

From Newsweek

More than 30 years passed before Helen White painted the picture of the officer she saw at the 67th Evacuation Hospital in Qui Nhon, where she served as an orthopedic nurse.

From Seattle Times

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