1. Vietnam - Noun
2. Vietnam - Proper noun
Vietnam
A country in Southeast Asia, on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula, officially named Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Synonyms: (official name) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, (informal) Nam
(chiefly US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.
Synonym: (informal) Nam
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.
(US, slang, by extension) A situation in which one cannot win.
Source: en.wiktionary.org1955–63 main seeAlso In July 1955, Diệm announced in a broadcast that South Vietnam would not participate in the elections specified in the Geneva accords. citation As Saigon's delegation did not sign the Geneva accords, it was not bound by it. Source: Internet
19th century main seeAlso France was heavily involved in Vietnam in the 19th century; protecting the work of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in the country was often presented as a justification. Source: Internet
AC-130s served in Vietnam, the Gulf War, the invasion of Panama, the Balkans conflict, the Iraq War and operations in Afghanistan. Source: Internet
;A.9 : Designation of Spanish Air Force Northrop F-5A which served in the Ejército del Aire ;F-5C Skoshi Tiger : 12 F-5A Freedom Fighters were tested by the US Air Force for four and a half months in Vietnam. Source: Internet
20th century novel The Quiet American (1955) by English novelist Graham Greene questions the foundations of growing American involvement in Vietnam in the 1950s. Source: Internet
A bulldozer clears out the road damaged by landslide to access a village swamped by another landslide in Quang Nam province, Vietnam on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Source: Internet