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/(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/

proper noun
Definitions
  • (country in Southeast Asia), on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula, officially named Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  • The Vietnam War.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam (Vietnam, l).

Origin

Vietnamese

Việt Nam

Gloss

Vietnam, l

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