Definitions of Vietnamese [ˌɛt nɑˈmiz, -ˈmis, -nə-, ˌvyɛt-, ˌvi ɪt-]

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Definition of 'Vietnamese'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) Vietnamese
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam.

2. Vietnamese
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Vietnam, living mainly in the lowland parts of the country.

3. Vietnamese
the Austroasiatic language of this ethnic group: the official language of Vietnam.

4. (adj.) Vietnamese
of or pertaining to Vietnam, its inhabitants, or the language Vietnamese.

Etymology: (1945–50)

Definition of 'Vietnamese'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Vietnamese, Annamese
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam

2. (adj) Vietnamese, Annamese, Annamite
the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam

3. (adj) Vietnamese
of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its people or its language
"the Vietnamese countryside"; the Vietnamese tones"; "Vietnamese boat people"

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