How do you say “cathedral” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "cathedral" in Vietnamese?

"Cathedral" in Vietnamese is đại giáo đường (a large religious building).

“Cathedral” in Vietnamese is đại giáo đường (a large religious building).

Vietnamese words for “cathedral”

đại giáo đườngnoun
Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zaːw˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jaːw˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]đại heavy giáo rising đường falling
a large religious building
for “cathedral” meaning: The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.