Vietnam

• Viet-Nam, Viet Nam

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南, composed of 越 (“Yue”) and 南 (“south”). 越 (pronounced ɢʷaːd in Old Chinese) contains a symbol for "battleaxe", and the word also has meanings like to transgress, to rob thus "southern barbarians". Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/
  • (Cockney) IPA^(key): /ˌvjɛʔˈnɑːm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/, /ˌvi.ətˈnɑm/, /ˌvi.ətˈnæm/

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• (US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
• Rhymes: -ɑːm, -æm

Vietnam

1. A country in Southeast Asia, on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula, officially named Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

   Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam

2. (chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.

   Synonym: (informal) Nam

• Vietnam syndrome
• Vietnam War
• Vietnamese
• Vietnamization
• Vietnamize

Vietnam (plural Vietnams)

1. A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.

   another Vietnam

   the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)

   France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)

2. (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
   • 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:

     Welcome back to Vietnam, California.

   • 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, Death Row Records, performed by Dr. Dre:

     Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.

3. (US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
   • 1989, Michael Goodwin; Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195:

     Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.

   • 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:

     Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
• Srebrenica, Chernobyl

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam m

1. Vietnam

• vietnamita

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vi.ənˈnam/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi.ənˈnam/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi.enˈnam/

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Vietnam m

1. Vietnam (a country in Asia)

• vietnamita

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Asia)

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Asia)

Derived from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɪɛtnam]

Vietnam m inan (related adjective vietnamský)

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia; capital: Hanoi)

• Vietnam in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Vietnam in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• Vietnam in Internetová jazyková příručka

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /fjɛtˈnɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Viet‧nam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Vietnam n

1. Vietnam

• Vietnamees

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋie̯tnɑm/, [ˈʋie̞̯t̪nɑ̝m]
• Rhymes: -ietnɑm
• Syllabification^(key): Viet‧nam

Vietnam

1. Vietnam

   Vietnamin sosialistinen tasavalta ― Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• Viêt Nam
• Viet Nam (rare or obsolete)

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /vjɛt.nam/

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Vietnam m

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnamien

• (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam m

1. Vietnam

• vietnamita

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /vi̯ɛtˈnam/, /-ˈnaːm/, [vjɛt-], [vi.ɛt-], [ʋ-]
• IPA^(key): /virtˈnam/, [viɐ̯tˈnam] (colloquial variant; compare Serviette)

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• Rhymes: -am, -aːm

Vietnam n (proper noun, genitive Vietnams or (optionally with an article) Vietnam, plural Vietnam)

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
   • 2012, Otto Nigsch, Regierung und Gouvernance: Zur Geschichte der bestehenden Ordnung, page 102:

     Dieser zweite Teil der Genfer Erklärung sah auch vor, im Juli 1956 Wahlen zur Vereinigung der beiden Vietnam durchzuführen, doch wurde dieser Teil der Verträge nicht mehr unterschrieben.

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   • 2014, Heino Caesar, Commander: Ein Bericht. Buch 3, page 180:

     Es war ein blau-gelb-grüner runder Fleck im dunklen Meer unter ihnen auf 17° Nordbreite, der noch existierenden Demarkationslinie zwischen den beiden Vietnam.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

• The plural Vietnam refers to North Vietnam (German: Nordvietnam) and South Vietnam (German: Südvietnam).

• Nordvietnam n
• Südvietnam n
• vietnamesisch
• Vietnamese m

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvijɛtnaːm]
• Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam

Vietnam

1. Superseded spelling of Vietnám.[1][2][3]

Unadapted borrowing from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvjɛt.nam/, (traditional) /vjetˈnam/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛtnam, (traditional) -am
• Hyphenation: Vièt‧nam, (traditional) Viet‧nàm

Vietnam m

1. Vietnam

• vietnamita

• mentiva

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam

• vietnameser
• vietnamesisk

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam

• vietnamesar
• vietnamesisk

From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam

Ultimately from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvi̯etnam]

Vietnam m inan (genitive singular Vietnamu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Vietnam (a country in Asia)

• Vietnamec m
• Vietnamka f
• vietnamský (adjective)
• vietnamsky (adverb)

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /bjedˈnam/ [bjeð̞ˈnãm]

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• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Viet‧nam

Vietnam m

1. Vietnam

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam n (genitive Vietnams)

1. Vietnam

• vitmena

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam

• Vietnamlı
• Vietnamca

• (countries of Asia) Asya ülkesi; Afganistan, Azerbaycan, Bahreyn, Bangladeş, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri, Bruney, Butan, Çin, Doğu Timor, Endonezya, Ermenistan, Filistin, Filipinler, Güney Kore, Gürcistan, Hindistan, Irak, İran, İsrail, Japonya, Kamboçya, Katar, Kazakistan, Kıbrıs, Kuveyt, Kuzey Kore, Kırgızistan, Laos, Lübnan, Maldivler, Malezya, Mısır, Moğolistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Özbekistan, Pakistan, Rusya, Singapur, Sri Lanka, Suriye, Suudi Arabistan, Tacikistan, Tayland, Tayvan, Türkiye, Türkmenistan, Umman, Ürdün, Vietnam, Yemen