VIETNAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Vietnam mean?
• VIETNAM (noun)
The noun VIETNAM has 2 senses:
1. a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
2. 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
Familiarity information: VIETNAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• VIETNAM (noun)
Meaning:
A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Annam; Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Viet Nam; Vietnam
Instance hypernyms:
Asian country; Asian nation (nations occupying the Asian continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Vietnam"):
Haiphong (a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center)
Ho Chi Minh City; Saigon (a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina)
capital of Vietnam; Hanoi (the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam)
South Vietnam (a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam)
North Vietnam (a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War)
Meronyms (members of "Vietnam"):
Annamese; Vietnamese (a native or inhabitant of Vietnam)
Domain member region:
Vietnam; Vietnam War (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)
Dien Bien Phu (the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954)
Holonyms ("Vietnam" is a part of...):
Indochina; Indochinese peninsula (a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam)
Holonyms ("Vietnam" is a member of...):
ASEAN; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Vietnam War; Vietnam
Instance hypernyms:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Domain region:
Annam; Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Viet Nam; Vietnam (a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945)
