Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Vietnam on the Red River delta near the Gulf of Tonkin, established in 1874.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
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Examples
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But it's gonna be a cold day in Haiphong Harbor before I vote Libertarian for President, Governor, Congress, or Legislature.
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South Vietnam, pre-1975: Sighting in Haiphong of a captured American Airman
Wade, Barton S. 1972
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Young Vietnamese girl a worker in Haiphong; a alive and as victim beautiful healthy woman.
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News Agency (North Vietnam) clearly showed their ID cards with the caption that they were "captured in Haiphong."
Stier, Theodore G. 1990
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News Agency (North Vietnam) clearly showed their ID cards with the caption that they were "captured in Haiphong."
Estes, Walter O II 1990
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News Agency (North Vietnam) clearly showed their ID cards with the caption that they were "captured in Haiphong."
Teague, James E. 1990
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News Agency (North Vietnam) clearly showed their ID cards with the caption that they were "captured in Haiphong."
Clower, Claude D. 1990
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a picture of LTJG Teague's Identification card and had reported his capture in Haiphong.
Teague, James E. 1990
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Claims to have been an USAF E-5 paramedic who was shot down near Haiphong in a
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Ex-POWs to be listed as a POW - need to know if either of you can confirm the POW status of Alan Lorith - NAM: USMC Haiphong N
Alan Robert Lorith 2010
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