Vietnameseadj.n.
/ˌvjɛtnəˈmiːz/, /vɪˌɛtnəˈmiːz/, U.S. /viˌɛtnəˈmiz/, /ˌvjɛtnəˈmiz/ A. adj.
1. Of or relating to the South-East Asian country of Vietnam or its inhabitants.Vietnam was formed in 1945 by the union of the former French colonial provinces of Annam, Tongking, and Cochin-China, and between 1954 and 1976 was divided into North and South Vietnam.
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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] > Vietnam
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [adjective] > specific Austroasiatic
Annamitic1820
Annamite1843
Annamese1848
Santal1852
Munda1854
Khasi1855
Santalic1875
Mon-Khmer1887
Kol1903
Korku1906
Temiar1933
Mon1939
Vietnamese1947
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [adjective] > Vietnamese
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1947 Facts on File Apr. 129 Yesterday French troops claimed that 3 Japanese officers were killed near Hanoi while leading Viet Namese troops.
1962 E. Snow Other Side of River (1963) lxxxv. 685 Gracey refused to see Vietnamese leaders who wished to negotiate terms of cooperation for disarming the Japanese.
1969 Listener 12 June 814/3 Whenever I see the members of the village council, I say to them: ‘I'm not here to teach you what to do. I'm not Vietnamese. I don't look like you. I don't even speak your own language. You've got to make your own decisions.’
1977 Early Music 5 365/2 (caption) Trân Van Khe playing the Vietnamese fiddle.
1983 P. Niesewand Scimitar xi. 247 It was an excellent meal, starting with..Vietnamese spring rolls..and finally squirrel fish, a whole baked fish.
2. Of or relating to the principal language of Vietnam (see sense B. 2).
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1951 M. B. Emeneau (title) Studies in Vietnamese (Annamese) grammar.
1951 Vietnam: Old Nation—Young State (U.N.) As a result the Vietnamese language developed considerably and was able to free itself entirely from Chinese influence.
B. n.
1. A native of Vietnam. Also with plural agreement: the people of Vietnam regarded collectively.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Indo-China > [noun] > Vietnam
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1947 H. R. Isaacs New Cycle in Asia viii. 157 Matters came to a head in Hanoi on December 19, 1946, when clashes in that city resulted in generalized warfare... The French charged that the Vietnamese were the instigators of the outbreak.
1950 Times 25 Apr. 7/2 The new State of Viet Nam has to rely so much on foreign support that many patriotic Vietnamese hold back or join with the Communists.
1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 680/2 As a Vietnamese, I feel I have the right to express my resentment at the US air raids on Vietnam.
1972 M. Sheppard Taman Indera 3 The people whom we now know as Chinese, Thais, Khmers, Vietnamese and Malays.
2. The principal language of Vietnam, of the Mon-Khmer family; = Annamese n. 2.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austroasiatic > Mon-Khmer > northern languages > Vietnamese
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1953 W. W. Gage (title) Verb constructions in Vietnamese.
1978 E. Tidyman Table Stakes ii. i. 141 He..shouted a string of orders in Vietnamese.
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Vietnamese sandwich n. originally North American = banh mi n.
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1990 Toronto Star 21 Mar. b8/4 This is one of many restaurants in Chinatown that serve terrific Vietnamese sandwiches. Special luncheon meat, raw veggies and fresh coriander make a wonderful combo.
2010 L. Frankel Atlas of Love 125 They had seaweed salad, avocado curry, and a Vietnamese sandwich.
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