Vietnamese

Definitions

1. The Austroasiatic language spoken predominantly in Vietnam.
2. A person or people from Vietnam or of Vietnamese descent.
   countable, in-plural
3. Vietnamese cuisine; traditional Vietnamese food.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“They were buried in a gravesite near Kai Tak, alongside other Vietnamese who hadn’t made it safely to shore.”

“The Vietnamese I own⟳ is the one you gave me, the one whose diction and syntax reach⟳ only the second-grade level.”

“If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee⟳ you’ll get⟳ more out of studying Navajo, American Sign⟳ Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make⟳ your own⟳.”

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