vietnam

BrE /viːˈtæmən/ AmE /viˈtæmən/

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1 COUNTRY [noun] B2

a country in Southeast Asia, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Vietnam

Collocations Vietnamese cuisine

He lived in Vietnam for five years.

Él vivió en Vietnam durante cinco años.

2 WAR [noun] C1

the war fought between North and South Vietnam from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, involving US forces on the side of South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam

Guerra de Vietnam

Collocations Vietnam War veterans

The Vietnam War ended in 1975.

La Guerra de Vietnam terminó en 1975.