Vietnam

Vi·et·nam  (v-tnäm, -nm, vt-, vyt-) A country of southeast Asia in eastern Indochina on the South China Sea. It comprises the historical regions of Tonkin, Annam, and Cochin China, much of which was under Chinese control from the 3rd century b.c. to the 15th century a.d. Portuguese traders arrived in 1535, and the area came under French influence in the mid-19th century as part of French Indochina. After the fall of the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, it was partitioned into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The Vietnam War (1954-1975) grew out of the attempt by Communist Vietcong guerrillas backed by North Vietnam to overthrow the U.S.-supported regime in the south. The South Vietnamese government collapsed in 1975, and the country was reunited in 1976. Hanoi is the capital and Ho Chi Minh City the largest city. Population: 81,600,000.

Vietnam

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Vietnam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 Annam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam 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
	2.	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 Vietnam War Annam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Vietnam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945

Translations

Vietnam, Viet Nam [vjɛtˈnæm] n → Vietnam m

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Vietnam, Viet Nam [ˈvjɛtˈnæm] n → Viêt-nam or Vietnam m

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Vietnam [ˈvjɛtˈnæm] n → Vietnam nt

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Vietnam, Viet Nam [vjɛtˈnæm] n → Vietnam m