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Dienbien Phu

Dienbien Phu is the alternative form of Dien Bien Phu.

Meaning of Dien Bien Phu

Proper noun

Dien Bien Phu

  1. A city in Dien Bien Phu prefecture, Dien Bien, Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.
    • It was argued that during the rainy season the enemy would be roadbound, and the Dien Bien Phu position would therefore prove a real cork in the bottle. To remove it the Communists would attempt to reduce Dien Bien Phu, which would enable the French to induce the main Vietminh forces into a pitched...1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 339
  2. A prefecture of Dien Bien, Northern Vietnam, North Vietnam, Vietnam.

Questions about Dienbien Phu

What is Dienbien Phu the alternative form of?
Dienbien Phu is the alternative form of Dien Bien Phu.

Words near Dienbien Phu in the dictionary

  1. Dien Bien Phu
  2. dienal
  3. dienals
  4. dienamine
  5. dienamines
  6. Dienbien Phu
  7. Dienbienphu
  8. diencephala
  9. diencephalic
  10. diencephalic syndrome
  11. diencephalon

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