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Annam

/əˈnæm/

Annam proper noun: a former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.

Proper noun (1)

Annam

  1. A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.

Proper noun (2)

Annam

  1. One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

Annam meaning in Malay, Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

Annam in Malay

the former name of Vietnam
Annam

Annam in Thai

the former name of Vietnam
อันนัม an-nam

Annam in Vietnamese

the former name of Vietnam
An Nam, Trung Kì

Annam in Myanmar

the former name of Vietnam
အန်နမ် annam

Forms of Annam

alternative formAn Nam

Origin of Annam

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Borrowed from French Annam, from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Words formed from Annam

Questions about Annam

What does Annam mean?
Annam means a former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.
What is Annam in Malay?
Annam in Malay is Annam. See Annam meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Annam?
Annam is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Annam?
Annam is pronounced /əˈnæm/.

Words near Annam in the dictionary

  1. annalizes
  2. annalizing
  3. annall
  4. annalled
  5. annals
  6. Annam
  7. Annamar
  8. Annamayya
  9. Annamese
  10. Annamite
  11. Annamites

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