vietnam
/ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
noun
A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers"
- "another Vietnam"
- "the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)"
- "France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)"
- "Welcome back to Vietnam, California."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/
- British English: /ˌviːətˈnɑːm/
Usage
- American usage
- Colloquial
- Slang
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Central Vietnam
Northern Vietnam
Southern Vietnam
State of Vietnam
Vietnam flashback
Vietnam syndrome
Vietnam War
Countries of the world