the capital of Vietnam, situated on the Red River in the north of the country; pop. 2,632,100 (est. 2009). It was the capital of French Indo-China from 1887 to 1946 and of North Vietnam before the reunification of North and South Vietnam.
河内(越南首都,位于越南北部的红河畔,2009年估计人口2,632,100, 1887至1946年曾作为法属印度支那的首都,在越南南北统一前是北越的首都)。