Vietnam

• Viet-Nam, Viet Nam

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
  • (Cockney) IPA^(key): /ˌvjɛʔˈnɑːm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /viˌɛtˈnɑm/, /viˌɪt/, /ˌvi.ɪt-/, /ˌvi.ət-/, /(ˈ)vjɛt-/, /-ˈnæm/

• Audio (US):

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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

2. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

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

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

   Synonym: (informal) Nam

   • 1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16:

     David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers

• → Burmese: ဗီယက်နမ် (biyaknam)
• → Japanese: ベトナム (Betonamu)

• Category:Vietnam on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Vietnam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vietnam on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Vietnam on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• “Vietnam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Vietnam”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:

     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 (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnamita

• IPA^(key): /bietnam/
• Rhymes: -etnam
• Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam

Vietnam inan

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• (countries of Asia) Asiako herrialdeak; Afganistan, Arabiar Emirerri Batuak, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Birmania, Brunei, Ekialdeko Timor, Errusia, Filipinak, Georgia, Hego Korea, India, Indonesia, Ipar Korea, Iran, Irak, Israel, Japonia, Jordania, Kanbodia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kuwait, Laos, Libano, Malaysia, Maldivas, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapur, Siria, Sri Lanka, Tadjikistan, Taiwan, Thailandia, Turkia, Turkmenistan, Txina, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zipre,

• Vietnam on the Basque Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^eu

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencia)

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Vietnam m

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnamita

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^cs

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key):

Vietnam m inan (related adjective vietnamský, demonym Vietnamec, female demonym Vietnamka)

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• “Vietnam”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Vietnam”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Vietnam”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^da

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnameser
• vietnamesisk

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^nl

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /vjɛtˈnɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Viet‧nam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Vietnam n

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• Vietnamees

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^fi

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋie̯tnɑm/,
• Rhymes: -ietnɑm
• Hyphenation^(key): Viet‧nam

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

   Vietnamin sosialistinen tasavalta ― Socialist Republic of Vietnam

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^fr

• Viêt Nam
• Viet Nam (rare or obsolete)

Borrowed 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, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

• Vietname, Vietnão (reintegrationist)

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam m

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnamita

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^de

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /vi̯ɛtˈnam/, /-ˈnaːm/, , ,
• IPA^(key): /virtˈnam/, (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)

   Synonym: (official) Sozialistische Republik Vietnam

   • 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.

     This second part of the Geneva Declaration also provided for elections to be held in July 1956 to unify the two Vietnams, but this part of the treaties was never signed.

   • 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.

     It was a blue-yellow-green round spot in the dark sea below them at 17° north latitude, the still existing demarcation line between the two Vietnams.

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

• “Vietnam” in Duden online
• “Vietnam” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Hungarian Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^hu

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: Vi‧et‧nam

Vietnam

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

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^it

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 (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnamita

• mentiva

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^no

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnameser
• vietnamesisk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnamesar
• vietnamesisk

Scots Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^sco

From English Vietnam, from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Ultimately from Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key):

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

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

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

• “Vietnam”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^es

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

• IPA^(key): /bjedˈnam/

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• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: Viet‧nam

Vietnam m

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Vietnam

Wikipedia ^sv

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

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Vietnam n (genitive Vietnams)

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• vietnames
• vietnamesisk
• vietnamesiska

• Vietnam in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH

• vitmena

From Vietnamese Việt Nam.

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Vietnam

1. Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• 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