noun
1. a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
• Syn: ↑Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ↑Viet Nam, ↑Annam
• Members of this Region: ↑Dien Bien Phu, ↑Vietnam War
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ↑ASEAN
• Part Holonyms: ↑Indochina, ↑Indochinese peninsula
• Member Meronyms: ↑Vietnamese, ↑Annamese
• Part Meronyms:
2. a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
• Syn: ↑Vietnam War
• Regions: ↑Socialist Republic of Vietnam, ↑Viet Nam, ↑Annam
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Vietnam [Vietnam] [ˌvjetˈnæm] [ˌvjetˈnæm] [ˌviːetˈnæm] [ˌviːetˈnæm] [ˌvjetˈnɑːm] [ˌvjetˈnɑːm] [ˌviːetˈnɑːm] [ˌviːetˈnɑːm] noun singular
a country in South East Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.