tiểu bang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小 (“small”) and 邦 (“polity”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˩ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˨ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ʔɓaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cái) tiểu bang

(chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) state (a political division of a federation)

Synonyms

(state): bang (Vietnam)

Derived terms

liên tiểu bang

Related terms

liên bang

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