Vietnam
UK/ˌviːətˈnɑːm/
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British/ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/
Vietnam proper noun: a country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
Proper noun
Vietnam
- A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
- But as in the case of Japan, the results of self-dealing corruption largely remain in the country rather than escaping to Swiss bank accounts as often happened with the style of 1950s era corruption seen in Vietnam or the Philippines.2011 August 1, Steve Clemons, “China's Internal Pluralism Is Nothing to Cheer About”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021
- Synonyms:
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nam
- The Vietnam War.
- David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16
- Synonyms:
- Nam
Noun
Vietnam (plural Vietnams)
- 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)
- A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
- Welcome back to Vietnam, California.1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg
- Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records
- A situation in which one cannot win.
- Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.1989, Michael Goodwin, Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195
- Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants
Vietnam meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Vietnam in Hindi
- country in Southeast Asia
- वियतनाम viyatnām
Vietnam in Tamil
- country in Southeast Asia
- வியட்நாம் viyaṭnām
Vietnam in Marathi
- country in Southeast Asia
- व्हियेतनाम vhiyetnām
Vietnam in Urdu
- country in Southeast Asia
- وِیَتْنام viyatnām, وِیَت نام viyat nām
More languagesFewer languages
- Vietnam in Bengali
- ভিয়েতনাম bhiẏetonam
- Vietnam in Telugu
- వియత్నాం viyatnāṁ
- Vietnam in Malayalam
- വിയറ്റ്നാം viyaṟṟnāṁ
- Vietnam in Kannada
- ವಿಯೆಟ್ನಾಮ್ viyeṭnām
- Vietnam in Punjabi
- ਵੀਅਤਨਾਮ vīatanām, ویتنام vetnām, ویت نام vet nām
- Vietnam in Gujarati
- વિએટનામ vieṭanām
- Vietnam in Odia
- ଭିଏତନାମ bhietanāma
- Vietnam in Sinhala
- වියට්නාමය wiyaṭnāmaya
- Vietnam in Assamese
- ভিয়েটনাম bhietonam
- Vietnam in Nepali
- भियतनाम bhiyatanām
- Vietnam in Pashto
- ويتنام witnām
- Vietnam in Tagalog
- Byetnam, Biyetnam
- Vietnam in Arabic
- فِيتْنَام fiyitnām, فِيِتنام fiyitnām
- Vietnam in Malay
- Vietnam
- Vietnam in Indonesian
- Vietnam
- Vietnam in Persian
- وِیَتْنَام wiyatnām, وِیَتْنام viyatnâm
- Vietnam in Thai
- เวียดนาม wîiat-naam, ญวน yuuan
- Vietnam in Vietnamese
- Việt Nam
- Vietnam in Myanmar
- ဗီယက်နမ် biyaknam
- Sindhi
- ويٽنام veṭnām
- Dhivehi
- ވިއެޓުނާމު vieṭunāmu
Synonyms of Vietnam
Forms of Vietnam
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Viet-Nam |
| alternative form | Viet Nam |
| Noun | |
| plural | Vietnams |
Origin of Vietnam
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.
Words formed from Vietnam
Phrases with Vietnam
Words that rhyme with Vietnam
Questions about Vietnam
- What does Vietnam mean?
- Vietnam means a country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
- What is Vietnam in Hindi?
- Vietnam in Hindi is वियतनाम (viyatnām). See Vietnam meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Vietnam?
- Vietnam can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Vietnam?
- Vietnam is pronounced /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/ (UK).
Words near Vietnam in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Vietnam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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