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Vietnam en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌvi.ətˈnam/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnam/ (Scotland)
  • /viˌɪt-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌvi.ət-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/ US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
  • /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/ US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
  • /ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/ (General-American)
  • /viˌɛt-/ (General-American)
  • audio SSB
  • /ˌvɪjətˈnam/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnam/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /-ˈnæm/ (General-American)
  • /ˌviːətˈnæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio /ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /(ˈ)vjɛt-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

Meanings

  1. A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
    • the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)
    • another Vietnam
    • France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)
  2. (US, slang) 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:
  3. (US, broadly, slang) A situation in which one cannot win.
    • Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam 2011, “Judy is your Viet Nam”, performed by They Might Be Giants:
    • 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Viet-Nam alternative lexicographic
Vietnams Number=Plur lexicographic
Viet Nam alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Countries of the world · Srebrenica · Chernobyl

Vietnam en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌvi.ətˈnam/ (Scotland)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnam/ (Scotland)
  • /viˌɪt-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌvi.ət-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/ US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
  • /(ˈ)vitˈnæm/ US, rare, perhaps modeled on piece etc, or the South Vietnamese pronunciation
  • /ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/ (General-American)
  • /viˌɛt-/ (General-American)
  • audio SSB
  • /ˌvɪjətˈnam/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnam/ (British, Southern, Standard)
  • /-ˈnæm/ (General-American)
  • /ˌviːətˈnæm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio /ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/
  • /ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /(ˈ)vjɛt-/ (General-American)
  • /ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

Meanings

  1. 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:
  2. (US, colloquial) The Vietnam War.
    • David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers 1983 December 31, Michael Bronski, “A Sharply Focused Film”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 24, page 16:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Viet-Nam alternative lexicographic
Viet Nam alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

Vietnam War · Northern Vietnam · Iraqnam · Vietnamese · Vietnam flashback · Vietnamatta · Pecknarm · Vietnamise · Vietnam syndrome · Vietnamize · vietnamist · State of Vietnam · Southern Vietnam · Central Vietnam · Vietnik · Fayettenam · Vietnamization · Vietraq

Descendants

ベトナム · ဗီယက်နမ် · ベトナム

Synonyms

Nam · Socialist Republic of Vietnam · Nam

Translations (174)

ko 베트남 (country in Southeast Asia) · xmf ვიეტნამი (country in Southeast Asia) · fo Vjetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · id Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · sh Ви̏јетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · gag Vyetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · mww Nyab Laj (country in Southeast Asia) · ja 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · dv ވިއެޓުނާމު (country in Southeast Asia) · sv Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · uk В'єтна́м (country in Southeast Asia) · yai Ветнам (country in Southeast Asia) · br Viêt Nam (country in Southeast Asia) · hy Վիետնամ (country in Southeast Asia) · nb Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · he וייטנאם (country in Southeast Asia) · ryu 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · my ဗီယက်နမ် (country in Southeast Asia) · sw Uvieti (country in Southeast Asia) · cdo 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · mk Виетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · hi वियतनाम (country in Southeast Asia) · hu Vietnám (country in Southeast Asia) · cs Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ar فِيِتنام (country in Southeast Asia) · he וְיֶטְנָאם (country in Southeast Asia) · yo Fẹtinami (country in Southeast Asia) · eu Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · sc Vietnàm (country in Southeast Asia) · bg Виетна́м (country in Southeast Asia) · sw Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · is Víetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · hnj Viaj Naab (country in Southeast Asia) · tr Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · mwl Biatnan (country in Southeast Asia) · kmr Viyetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ms Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · pa ویت نام (country in Southeast Asia) · te వియత్నాం (country in Southeast Asia) · za Yiednamz (country in Southeast Asia) · lo ຫວຽດນາມ (country in Southeast Asia) · fr Viêt Nam (country in Southeast Asia) · br Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · zh 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · hnj Xov Tshoj (country in Southeast Asia) · ha Biyetinam (country in Southeast Asia) · nv Biʼednam (country in Southeast Asia) · sc Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · pl Wietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ia Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · fi Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · zh 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · tg Вйетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · fa وِیَتْنام (country in Southeast Asia) · ar فِيتْنَام (country in Southeast Asia) · yah Виетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · da Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · th ญวน (country in Southeast Asia) · lt Vietnamas (country in Southeast Asia) · ba Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · tl Biyetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · kam Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ru Вьетна́м (country in Southeast Asia) · gur Vietnaŋo (country in Southeast Asia) · vls Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · az Vyetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · tg Виетном (country in Southeast Asia) · ka ვიეტნამი (country in Southeast Asia) · scn Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · pt-br Vietnã (country in Southeast Asia) · ii ꒀꆆ (country in Southeast Asia) · lo ວຽດນາມ (country in Southeast Asia) · wuu 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · nrf Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · hni Yiqnaq (country in Southeast Asia) · br Viêtnam (country in Southeast Asia) · eo Vjetnamio (country in Southeast Asia) · hnj Nyaab Laaj (country in Southeast Asia) · it Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ast Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ko 월남 (country in Southeast Asia) · mww Viaj Naab (country in Southeast Asia) · co Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ur وِیَتْنام (country in Southeast Asia) · et Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · lv Vjetnama (country in Southeast Asia) · mrw Bit Nam (country in Southeast Asia) · nn Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ja ベトナム (country in Southeast Asia) · eo Vjetnamo (country in Southeast Asia) · mi Whitināma (country in Southeast Asia) · yi וויעטנאַם (country in Southeast Asia) · gu વિએટનામ (country in Southeast Asia) · mr व्हियेतनाम (country in Southeast Asia) · uz Vyetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · yai Виетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · os Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · sd ويٽنام (country in Southeast Asia) · tg Виетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · jra čar Wiêt Nam (country in Southeast Asia) · tk Wýetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · blt ꪫꪸ꫁ꪒꪙꪱꪣ (country in Southeast Asia) · sl Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · fy Fjetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · mnc ᠶᡠᠸᡝᡳ ᠨᠠᠨ (country in Southeast Asia) · rsk Виєтнам (country in Southeast Asia) · si වියට්නාමය (country in Southeast Asia) · tt Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · hak 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · mww Xov Tshoj (country in Southeast Asia) · vi Việt Nam (country in Southeast Asia) · pt-pt Vietname (country in Southeast Asia) · kn ವಿಯೆಟ್ನಾಮ್ (country in Southeast Asia) · ro Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · fa وِیَتْنَام (country in Southeast Asia) · ko 윁남 (country in Southeast Asia) · ne भियतनाम (country in Southeast Asia) · ga Vítneam (country in Southeast Asia) · ur وِیَت نام (country in Southeast Asia) · ryu ベトナム (country in Southeast Asia) · ml വിയറ്റ്നാം (country in Southeast Asia) · mtq Viêt Nam (country in Southeast Asia) · sh Vȉjetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ky Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · nrf Vyitename (country in Southeast Asia) · sw Vietinamu (country in Southeast Asia) · oc Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · es Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · yai Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · sk Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · fr Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · fr Viêtnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ab Виетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · gur Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · tg Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · or ଭିଏତନାମ (country in Southeast Asia) · as ভিয়েটনাম (country in Southeast Asia) · ca Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · sat ᱵᱷᱤᱭᱮᱴᱱᱟᱢ (country in Southeast Asia) · yai Вйетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · am ቬት ናም (country in Southeast Asia) · mn Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · pcd Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · mn ᠸᠢᠶ᠋ᠧᠲ᠋ᠨ᠋ᠠᠮ (country in Southeast Asia) · tsg Bitnam (country in Southeast Asia) · cy Fietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · nl Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · th เวียดนาม (country in Southeast Asia) · km វៀតណាម (country in Southeast Asia) · el Βιετνάμ (country in Southeast Asia) · pa ویتنام (country in Southeast Asia) · sq Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · de Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ug ۋيېتنام (country in Southeast Asia) · ht Vyetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ta வியட்நாம் (country in Southeast Asia) · gl Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · pa ਵੀਅਤਨਾਮ (country in Southeast Asia) · za Yeznanz (country in Southeast Asia) · khb ᦶᦂᧁ (country in Southeast Asia) · sco Vietnam (country in Southeast Asia) · la Vietnamia (country in Southeast Asia) · mt il-Vjetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ps ويتنام (country in Southeast Asia) · tl Byetnam (country in Southeast Asia) · ryu 安南 (country in Southeast Asia) · kk Вьетнам (country in Southeast Asia) · haw Wiekanama (country in Southeast Asia) · yue 越南 (country in Southeast Asia) · be В'етна́м (country in Southeast Asia) · af Viëtnam (country in Southeast Asia) · bo ཝི་ཏི་ནམ (country in Southeast Asia) · bn ভিয়েতনাম (country in Southeast Asia) · eo Vjet-Namo (country in Southeast Asia)