My Lai

[ mee lahy ]
/ ˈmi ˈlaɪ /

noun

a hamlet in S Vietnam: U.S. forces' massacre of South Vietnamese civilians 1968.

British Dictionary definitions for my lai

My Lai
/ (ˈmaɪ ˈlaɪ, ˈmiː) /

noun

a village in S Vietnam where in 1968 US troops massacred over 400 civilians