Chinese

Proper noun

嘉定

1. (～鎮) Jiading, a former town and current subdistrict of Shanghai, China.
   1. (～區) Jiading, the district of Shanghai surrounding the former town.
2. (～區) Jiading, a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
3. (～府) (historical) Jiading, a former name of Leshan (樂山／乐山), Sichuan.
4. (historical) Gia Định, a former name of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
5. (～省) (historical) Gia Định, a former province of Vietnam around Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese

Readings

• Hán Việt: Gia Định

Proper noun

嘉定 ‎(Gia Định)

1. (historical or literary) Saigon (modern-day Ho Chi Minh City)
2. (historical) A former province of Vietnam during the Nguyen dynasty, French Indochina, and South Vietnam, from 1832 to 1976, that surrounded Saigon.