| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Hanoi |
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| (ha-NOY) Capital of Vietnam, located in the northern part of the country. | 1 |
| ‡ It was the scene of heavy fighting between French and Vietnamese communist forces from 1946 to 1954. | 2 |
| ‡ It became the capital of North Vietnam in 1954, when the French evacuated the city. | 3 |
| ‡ During the Vietnam War, the city suffered heavy bombing by the United States. | 4 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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