Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

north vietnam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: north viet-nam
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former communist state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam north of the 17th parallel from 1954 to 1976. The government was first proclaimed in 1945. Official name: Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Example Sentences

"When we visited Laos, I had lunch with Souvanna Phouma. During the course of the lunch, he said we ought to bomb Red China, that it was the effective way to stop their aid to North Vietnam."

Inflected Forms

North Viet Nam (alternative) North Viet-Nam (alternative)

Derived Forms

DRV

Phrases

North Vietnamese South Vietnam Viet Nam Viet-Nam

Frequently Paired Words

north North Vietnamese South Vietnam Viet Nam Vietnam Viet-Nam

Synonyms

Democratic Republic of Vietnam Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam Democratic Republic of Viet Nam DRV NV

Questions

What does north vietnam mean?: A former communist state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam north of the 17th parallel from 1954 to 1976. The government was first proclaimed in 1945. Official name: Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

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