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Vietnam

Vietnam

1.0
A country in Southeast Asia on the eastern coast next to the South China Sea
  • proper noun
  • /viˈɛtˌnæm/
translation icon : Vietnam
  • Vietnam is located on the eastern coast of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.
  • Vietnam and China
  • Vietnam and Thailand
  • Vietnam and Cambodia

I was born in Vietnam, but made in America.

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Examples

  • But how many of you can tell me where Vietnam is on the Asian map?

  • We manufacture in three countries, Vietnam, China and Sri Lanka.

  • I was born in Vietnam, but made in America.

  • We went into Vietnam under a lie.

  • The next morning I went to Vietnam to find out.

  • Van say a little bit about when you came from Vietnam to the United States.

  • So when I went to Vietnam, I wanted the best teachers.

  • The war is over and all of Vietnam is under communist control.

  • She's from Vietnam, first of all.

  • In Vietnam, he flew more helicopter rescue missions than any other man in my command.

Synonyms

Official name of Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia

is the common country name used in ordinary geographic references
Viet Nam
vsVietnam
2.7

A country in Southeast Asia that lies along the South China Sea

is the neutral geographic name without historical detail

Compounds

112 4.2

A long war in Vietnam between communist North Vietnam supported by China and South Vietnam supported by the United States

A country in Southeast Asia from 1954 to 1975 that became part of Vietnam

Official name of Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia

Surface Forms

Vietnam main

Etymology

Vietnam comes from two parts, Việt and Nam, where Việt refers to the Viet people and Nam means 'south'. So the name means the 'southern land of the Viet', which is why it is the country's name.