Vietnam
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)viːətˈnæm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnɑːm/, /(ˈ)vjɛtˈnæm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /viˌɛtˈnɑm/, /viˌɪt/, /ˌvi.ɪt-/, /ˌvi.ət-/, /(ˈ)vjɛt-/, /-ˈnæm/
Audio (US): (file) - (US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/, /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/
- Rhymes: -ɑːm, -æm
Proper noun
Vietnam
- A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
- Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam
- (chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.
- Synonym: (informal) Nam
- 1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16:
- David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
country in Southeast Asia
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Further reading
Category:Vietnam on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Vietnam on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vietnam on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
Vietnam on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
- “Vietnam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “Vietnam”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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)
- France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)
- (US, slang) A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
- 1992, “187um (Deep Cover Remix)”, in Deep Cover, performed by Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg:
- Welcome back to Vietnam, California.
- 1992, “Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:
- Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.
- (US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
- 1989, Michael Goodwin, Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, page 195:
- Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.
- 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:
- Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam
See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Srebrenica, Chernobyl
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Proper noun
Vietnam m (definite Vietnami)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Vietnam
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Proper noun
Vietnam m
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam inan
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
| indefinite | |
|---|---|
| absolutive | Vietnam |
| ergative | Vietnamek |
| dative | Vietnami |
| genitive | Vietnamen |
| comitative | Vietnamekin |
| causative | Vietnamengatik |
| benefactive | Vietnamentzat |
| instrumental | Vietnamez |
| inessive | Vietnamen |
| locative | Vietnameko |
| allative | Vietnamera |
| terminative | Vietnameraino |
| directive | Vietnamerantz |
| destinative | Vietnamerako |
| ablative | Vietnametik |
| partitive | Vietnamik |
| prolative | Vietnamtzat |
Declension of Vietnam (inanimate, ending in consonant)
Derived terms
- vietnamdar (“Vietnamese”)
- vietnamera (“Vietnamese language”)
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asiako herrialdeak; Afganistan, Arabiar Emirerri Batuak, Armenia, Azerbaidjan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, Birmania, Brunei, Ekialdeko Timor, Errusia, Filipinak, Georgia, Hego Korea, India, Indonesia, Ipar Korea, Iran, Irak, Israel, Japonia, Jordania, Kanbodia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kuwait, Laos, Libano, Malaysia, Maldivas, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestina, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapur, Siria, Sri Lanka, Tadjikistan, Taiwan, Thailandia, Turkia, Turkmenistan, Txina, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zipre,
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Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam m
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Proper noun
Vietnam
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Proper noun
Vietnam
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam m inan (related adjective vietnamský, demonym Vietnamec, female demonym Vietnamka)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Declension
Declension of Vietnam (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
Further reading
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Proper noun
Vietnam
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam n
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Vietnamin sosialistinen tasavalta ― Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Declension
| Inflection of Vietnam (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Vietnam | — | |
| genitive | Vietnamin | — | |
| partitive | Vietnamia | — | |
| illative | Vietnamiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Vietnam | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Vietnam | — |
| gen. | Vietnamin | ||
| genitive | Vietnamin | — | |
| partitive | Vietnamia | — | |
| inessive | Vietnamissa | — | |
| elative | Vietnamista | — | |
| illative | Vietnamiin | — | |
| adessive | Vietnamilla | — | |
| ablative | Vietnamilta | — | |
| allative | Vietnamille | — | |
| essive | Vietnamina | — | |
| translative | Vietnamiksi | — | |
| abessive | Vietnamitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam m
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
Alternative forms
- Vietname, Vietnão (reintegrationist)
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Proper noun
Vietnam m
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
Related terms
Etymology
From Vietnamese Việt Nam.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Vietnam n (proper noun, genitive Vietnams or (optionally with an article) Vietnam, plural Vietnam)
- Vietnam (a country in Southeast Asia)
- Synonym: (official) Sozialistische Republik Vietnam
- 2012, Otto Nigsch, Regierung und Gouvernance: Zur Geschichte der bestehenden Ordnung, page 102:
- Dieser zweite Teil der Genfer Erklärung sah auch vor, im Juli 1956 Wahlen zur Vereinigung der beiden Vietnam durchzuführen, doch wurde dieser Teil der Verträge nicht mehr unterschrieben.
- This second part of the Geneva Declaration also provided for elections to be held in July 1956 to unify the two Vietnams, but this part of the treaties was never signed.
- 2014, Heino Caesar, Commander: Ein Bericht. Buch 3, page 180:
- Es war ein blau-gelb-grüner runder Fleck im dunklen Meer unter ihnen auf 17° Nordbreite, der noch existierenden Demarkationslinie zwischen den beiden Vietnam.
- It was a blue-yellow-green round spot in the dark sea below them at 17° north latitude, the still existing demarcation line between the two Vietnams.
Usage notes
- The plural Vietnam refers to North Vietnam (German: Nordvietnam) and South Vietnam (German: Südvietnam).
Declension
Declension of Vietnam [neuter, toponym]
1Optionally with an article.
Derived terms
Further reading
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