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Annam

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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.
Anna·mese (n-mz, -ms), Annam·ite adj. & n.
Annam, Anam [æˈnæm ˈænæm]
n
(Placename) a former kingdom (3rd century-1428), empire (1428-1884), and French protectorate (1884-1945) of E Indochina: now part of Vietnam
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Noun1.AnnamAnnam - 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


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The French, for instance, were never willing to subdivide Indochina into Annam and Cochin-China (now, together, called Vietnam), Laos and Cambodia.
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Muslim women are going to suffer if the civil courts are completely abolished," Annam Al-Soltany, a lawyer and an activist with the Progressive Women's League, told Religion News Service.
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While France ruled the south as a colony (Cochin-China), Tonkin in the north and Annam in the centre were protectorates, as were Cambodia and Laos.
The cultural role of capital cities: Hanoi and Hue, Vietnam by Logan, William S. / Pacific Affairs
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