vietnam Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
   Annam; Viet Nam; Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
   
2. noun a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
   Vietnam War.
   

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