1. (n.)Vietnam a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly in French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam in 1954 and reunified in 1976. 77,311,210; 127,246 sq. mi. (329,565 sq. km).
Definition of 'Vietnam'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
2. (noun)Vietnam War, Vietnam a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States