Annam

An·nam  (-nm, nm)

A region and former kingdom of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. It was ruled by China from 111 b.c. until a.d. 939 and came under French control in the 19th century.

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Anna·mese (n-mz, -ms), Annam·ite adj. & n.

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Annam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Vietnam Dien Bien Phu - the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954 Vietnam War, Vietnam - 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 ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism Indochina, Indochinese peninsula - a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam North Vietnam - a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War South Vietnam - a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam capital of Vietnam, Hanoi - the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon - a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina Haiphong - a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center Annamese, Vietnamese - a native or inhabitant of Vietnam