viet nam

Definition of viet nam in English English dictionary: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vietnam, country in southeastern Asia
Vietnam: The Vietnam War
Vietnam: A long war, unwinnable by a dominating foreign occupier
Vietnam: A country in Southeast Asia, on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula
Vietnam: a country in southeast Asia, next to Cambodia and China. Population: 79,939,000 (2001). 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. officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam Country, Southeast Asia. Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnam War League for the Independence of Vietnam
Vietnam: An armed conflict in Vietnam in the mid-to-late twentieth century; especially, the period of open U.S. involvement in that conflict
Vietnam: {i} Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, country in southeastern Asia
Vietnam: A country in Southeast Asia, officially called the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
vietnam: a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
vietnam: a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945