Vietnam
- noun
- /viˈɛtˌnæm/
- The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1954 to 1975, significantly influenced global politics.
But obviously the war in Vietnam was not one we won.
- But obviously the war in Vietnam was not one we won.
- Yeah, well, before Vietnam, I'd applied for a Commission.
- This was the same mistake we made in Vietnam and we didn't learn it.
- And just like the Vietnam War, Donald Trump is a WOL.
- I fought in Vietnam twice fighting communism.
- There have been huge setbacks, like the War of Vietnam, the Iran, Iraq war.
- And then all these people go off to Vietnam and you hear the stories of it.
- And all the true story of what's going on in Vietnam is not given to Kennedy.
- I lean over the podium and then I say, and then the war in Vietnam was lost.
- The earliest ones, Korea and Vietnam, were by far the most costly for us.
- And that's why Kennedy sends him to say to Vietnam, come back and say we don't need combat troops.
- And it just felt like they were training us to go to Vietnam.
- From a an old lefty, went to Vietnam, fought in Vietnam.
- So yes, it's the America had to abandon South Vietnam, but it was a local triumph.
Examples
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But obviously the war in Vietnam was not one we won.
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I fought in Vietnam twice fighting communism.
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And then all these people go off to Vietnam and you hear the stories of it.
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And so when the US invaded Vietnam, we lost.
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Every step up in Vietnam means a step down in the USA.
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A lot of guys in Vietnam saw some weird things in the jungle.
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This was the same mistake we made in Vietnam and we didn't learn it.
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So he was in Vietnam and grenade exploded near him.
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Many veterans share their experiences from the Vietnam conflict during reunions.
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The documentary provides a detailed overview of the events that unfolded during the Vietnam War.
Synonyms
A long war in Vietnam between communist North Vietnam supported by China and South Vietnam supported by the United States
Compounds
A long war in Vietnam between communist North Vietnam supported by China and South Vietnam supported by the United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Vietnam is also used to mean the long war there from 1954 to 1975, because people use the country's name as the name of that conflict. So when someone says Vietnam, they may be talking about the place or the war that happened there.