My-lai


[mee lahy] /ˈmi ˈlaɪ/

noun
1.
a hamlet in S Vietnam: U.S. forces’ massacre of South Vietnamese civilians 1968.
/ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪ; ˈmiː/
noun
1.
a village in S Vietnam where in 1968 US troops massacred over 400 civilians

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