Viet·nam /viˈɛtˈnɑm, vjɛt, ˌviət, vit, ˈnæm/
越南
Vietnam
n 1: a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea;
achieved independence from France in 1945 [syn: Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam]
2: a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of
North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the
non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported
by the United States [syn: Vietnam War]