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Vietnam

/ˌviːətˈnɑːm/ UK
/ˌviːətˈnæm/ UK
/ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/ UK
/ˌvjɛtˈnæm/ UK
/ˌvɪjətˈnɑːm/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌvɪjətˈnam/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌvjɛtˈnɑːm/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌvjɛtˈnam/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˌvi.ɪtˈnɑm/ US
/ˌvi.ət-/ US
/(ˈ)vjɛt-/ US
/-ˈnæm/ US
/viˌɛt-/ US
/viˌɪt-/ US
/ˌvi.ətˈnam/ Scotland
/ˌvjɛtˈnam/ Scotland
/(ˈ)vitˈnɑm/
/(ˈ)vitˈnæm/

Rhymes with -ɑːm, -æm

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.

proper noun Viet-Nam · Viet Nam

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi. 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.
Similar: Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Nam
US, colloquial The Vietnam War. David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers
Similar: Nam

noun Vietnams · Viet-Nam · Viet Nam

A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory. another Vietnam
US, slang A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence. Welcome back to Vietnam, California.
US, broadly, slang A situation in which one cannot win. Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: annam, viet nam, cambodia, kampuchea, thailand, viet, vietnamese, nam, yue, hanoi, yueh, watergate, country, pham, cpv, perkasie

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name country in Southeast Asia

Español	Vietnam
한국어	베트남 Beteunam, 월남 Wollam
日本語	ベトナム Betonamu, 越南
中文	越南 Yuènán
हिन्दी	वियतनाम viyatnām
Kiswahili	Vietinamu, Uvieti, Vietnam
Français	Viêt Nam, Vietnam, Viêtnam
Deutsch	Vietnam
Italiano	Vietnam
Ελληνικά	Βιετνάμ Vietnám
Română	Vietnam
Русский	Вьетна́м Vʹjetnám
Tiếng Việt	Việt Nam
العربية	فِيتْنَام fītnām
עברית	וייטנאם, וְיֶטְנָאם vyetnam

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@misc{vietnam_2026,
  title = {Vietnam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vietnam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}