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Meaning of Vietnam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
(ˈ)viːətˈnɑːm

Definitions

  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.
  2. A long and protracted war or conflict in which the dominating foreign occupier is unable to secure a victory.
  3. The Vietnam War.
  4. A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
    US, slang
  5. A situation in which one cannot win.

Equivalents

Afrikaans Viëtnam
አማርኛ ቬት ናም
العربية فيتنام
Azərbaycanca Vyetnam
Беларуская В'етнам
Български Виетнам
বাংলা ভিয়েতনাম
བོད་སྐད ཝི་ཏི་ནམ
Català Vietnam
Čeština Vietnam
Cymraeg Fietnam
Dansk Vietnam
Deutsch Vietnam
Ελληνικά Βιετνάμ
Español vietnam
فارسی ویتنام
Suomi Vietnam
Français Viêt Nam Vietnam
Gaeilge Vítneam
Galego Vietnam
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Wiekanama
עברית וייטנאם
हिन्दी वियतनाम
Magyar Vietnam
Հայերեն Վիետնամ
Bahasa Indonesia Vietnam
Íslenska Víetnam
Italiano Vietnam
日本語 ベトナム 越南
ქართული ვიეტნამი
Қазақша Вьетнам
ខ្មែរ វៀតណាម
한국어 베트남 벳남 월남 윁남
Lietuvių Vietnamas
Latviešu Vjetnama
Македонски Виетнам
Монгол Вьетнам
Bahasa Melayu Vietnam
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဗီယက်နမ်
Nederlands Vietnam
Polski Wietnam
Русский Вьетнам
Slovenčina Vietnam
Slovenščina Vietnam
Shqip Vietnam
Српски Vijetnam Вијетнам
Svenska Vietnam
Kiswahili Vietnam
தமிழ் வியட்நாம்
తెలుగు వియత్నాం
Türkmençe Wýetnam
Tagalog Biyetnam Byetnam
Türkçe Vietnam
Українська В'єтнам
اردو ویتنام
中文 越南

Examples

“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.”
“David Rabe's anti-Viet Nam play Streamers”
“another Vietnam”
“the Soviet Union's Vietnam (the 1979–89 occupation of Afghanistan)”
“France's Vietnam (the Algerian War or First Indochina War)”
“Welcome back to Vietnam, California.”
“Vietnam, California, back in and on a mission.”
“Everyone was miserable, including Coppola. "It was my Vietnam," he moaned a few months later.”
“Judy is the great deceiver / Judy is your Viet Nam”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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