North Vietnam

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North Vietnam

proper noun North Viet Nam · North Viet-Nam

  1. historical 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. 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.

    Similar: Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, Democratic Republic of Viet Nam, DRV, NV

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name (historical) a state (officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) that governed northern Vietnam in 1945–1975

한국어북베트남 Bukbeteunam
日本語北ベトナム Kita Betonamu
中文北越 Běiyuè
हिन्दीउत्तरी वियतनाम uttarī viyatnām
KiswahiliVietnam Kaskazini
PortuguêsVietname do Norte, Vietnã do Norte
FrançaisVietnam du Nord, Viêt Nam du Nord, Nord-Vietnam
DeutschNordvietnam
ItalianoVietnam del Nord
RomânăVietnamul de nord
РусскийСе́верный Вьетна́м Sévernyj Vʹjetnám
Tiếng ViệtBắc Việt, Bắc Việt Nam, Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hoà
العربيةفِيِتْنَام الشَّمَالِيَّة fiyitnām aš-šamāliyya, فْيِتْنَام الشَّمَالِيَّة fyitnām aš-šamāliyya

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@misc{north_vietnam_2026,
  title = {North Vietnam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/north%20vietnam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}