South Vietnam
South Vietnam proper noun: a former state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam south of the 17th parallel from 1955 to 1975. Official name: Republic of Vietnam.
Proper noun
South Vietnam
- A former state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam south of the 17th parallel from 1955 to 1975. Official name: Republic of Vietnam.
- China is so large, looms so high just beyond the frontiers, that if South Vietnam went, it would not only give them an improved geographic position for the guerrilla assault on Malaya but would also give the impression that the wave of the future in Southeast Asia was China and the Communists. So I...1971, Lyndon Johnson, quoting John F. Kennedy, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 61
- Synonyms:
- Republic of Vietnam, Republic of Viet Nam, Republic of Viet-Nam, RVN
South Vietnam meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic
South Vietnam in Hindi
- former Asian country
- दक्षिणी वियतनाम dakṣiṇī viyatnām
South Vietnam in Urdu
- former Asian country
- جُنُوبی وِیَت نام junūbī viyat nām, جُنُوبی وِیَتْنَام junūbī viyatnām, جَنُوبی وِیَت نام janūbī viyat nām, جَنُوبی وِیَتْنَام janūbī viyatnām
South Vietnam in Bengali
- former Asian country
- দক্ষিণ ভিয়েতনাম dokkhin bhiẏetonam
South Vietnam in Arabic
- former Asian country
- فِيِتْنَام الْجَنُوبِيَّة fiyitnām al-janūbiyya, فْيِتْنَام الْجَنُوبِيَّة fyitnām al-janūbiyya
More languagesFewer languages
- South Vietnam in Malay
- Vietnam Selatan
- South Vietnam in Indonesian
- Vietnam Selatan
- South Vietnam in Thai
- เวียดนามใต้ wîiat-naam-dtâai
- South Vietnam in Vietnamese
- Việt Nam Cộng hoà, Nam Việt Nam, Nam Việt
- South Vietnam in Myanmar
- တောင်ဗီယက်နမ် taungbiyaknam
Synonyms of South Vietnam
Forms of South Vietnam
| alternative form | South Viet Nam |
|---|---|
| alternative form | South Viet-Nam |
Questions about South Vietnam
- What does South Vietnam mean?
- South Vietnam means a former state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam south of the 17th parallel from 1955 to 1975. Official name: Republic of Vietnam.
- What is South Vietnam in Hindi?
- South Vietnam in Hindi is दक्षिणी वियतनाम (dakṣiṇī viyatnām). See South Vietnam meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is South Vietnam?
- South Vietnam is a proper noun.
Words near South Vietnam in the dictionary
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