Nam Việt Nam

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Nam Việt-Nam, miền Nam Việt Nam, miền Nam Việt-Nam, Miền Nam Việt Nam

Etymology

Either a Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”) and 越南 (“Vietnam”), or simply clipped from miền Nam (“the South”) +‎ Việt Nam.

Proper noun

Nam Việt Nam

  1. (historical) South Vietnam (a former country in Southeast Asia that governed southern Vietnam from 1955 to 1975)
    Synonym: Nam Việt
    Coordinate term: Bắc Việt Nam
    Cộng hoà (miền) Nam Việt Nam
    the Republic of South Vietnam
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