vietnam

Noun vietnam has 2 senses

• vietnam(n = noun.location) annam, socialist republic of vietnam, viet nam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945;
is a member of asean, association of southeast asian nations
is a kind of asian country, asian nation
is a part of indochina, indochinese peninsula
has parts: north vietnam, south vietnam, capital of vietnam, hanoi, ho chi minh city, saigon, haiphong

• vietnam(n = noun.act) vietnam war - 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;
is a kind of war, warfare