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North Viet-Nam

North Viet-Nam proper noun: northern Vietnam, referring to one of the three geographical regions of Vietnam rather than a partitioned half of the country created by the 1954 Geneva Conference. Also the alternative form of North Vietnam.

Proper noun

North Viet-Nam

  1. (obsolete) Northern Vietnam, referring to one of the three geographical regions of Vietnam rather than a partitioned half of the country created by the 1954 Geneva Conference
    • Before leaving Hanoi for Hué and Saigon respectively, Mr. Phan-van-Giao and Mr. Tran-van-Huu, governors of Central and South Viet-Nam, were received in audience by the Emperor, with whom they discussed the problem of the North Viet-Nam rice supply.1949 August 10, “[20 JUILLET] HANOI [bis]”, in Chronique d'Indochine: Monthly News Bulletin from Indochina, volume Troisième Année, number 7, page 14

Also used as

North Viet-Nam is also the alternative form of North Vietnam.

Questions about North Viet-Nam

What does North Viet-Nam mean?
North Viet-Nam means northern Vietnam, referring to one of the three geographical regions of Vietnam rather than a partitioned half of the country created by the 1954 Geneva Conference.
What part of speech is North Viet-Nam?
North Viet-Nam is a proper noun.

Words near North Viet-Nam in the dictionary

  1. North Van
  2. North Vancouver
  3. North Vassalboro
  4. North Vernon
  5. North Viet Nam
  6. North Viet-Nam
  7. North Vietnam
  8. North Vietnamese
  9. North Villazar
  10. North Wagga Wagga
  11. North Wahroonga

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