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Definition: Meaning of, Vietnam in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / vjɛtˈnam /

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  1. a country in southeast Asia, next to Cambodia and China. Population: 81,624,716 (2003). Capital: Hanoi. Vietnam was ruled by France, as part of French Indochina, from the mid-19th century. It became independent in 1954 as two countries, the pro-western South Vietnam and the Communist North Vietnam. Attempts to unite the two countries led to the VIETNAM WAR and eventually succeeded in 1975. The war caused great suffering and serious economic problems. Since the war, Vietnam has gradually improved its economic position and it is now a member of ASEAN .
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Vietnam used in phrases

  • North Vietnam (noun)
    1. after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War
  • Socialist Republic of Vietnam (noun)
    1. a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
  • South Vietnam (noun)
    1. after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial
    1. the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , the Vietnam Memorial two long walls made of polished black stone which are arranged in a V-shape on the MALL (= park area) in Washington, D.C. The walls have more than 58,000 names carved on them, which is to remind people of all the US soldiers who died in the VIETNAM WAR or never returned from Vietnam.
  • Vietnam War (noun)
    1. 1954-1975 a prolonged war 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, the
    1. (1954-75) a long CIVIL WAR between the Communist forces of North Vietnam and the non-Communist forces of South Vietnam, which ended when South Vietnam was finally defeated in 1975, and Vietnam was united again as one country. Between 1965 and 1973, US soldiers fought in Vietnam to support the army of South Vietnam, and when people in the west talk about the Vietnam War, or simply about Vietnam they usually mean this period of US involvement.
  • capital of Vietnam (noun)
    1. the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
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