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[ vee-et, vyet ] / viˈɛt, vyɛt / Informal.
nounSouth Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both. Origin of VietFirst recorded in 1955–60; by shortening Words nearby VietVientiane, Viereck, Viersen, Vierwaldstättersee, vies, Viet, vi et armis, Vietcong, Vietminh, Vietnam, Vietnamese Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for VietHe was hallucinating he was in a prison camp under the Viet Cong. The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General|Tim Teeman|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST A few days later, on April 30, General Duong Van Minh surrendered to the Viet Cong and the Fall of Saigon was complete. Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus|Katie Baker|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST His name was Viet Nguyen, his business card reads vice president, corporate public affairs at Frause Strategic Communications. Walmart Protesters Tell One Story, and Employees Tell Another|Winston Ross|September 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST U.S. shotgunners used flechettes in Vietnam to get at Viet Cong hidden behind leaves and brush. At the Gun Show, Family Businesses and Angry Young Men|Patrick Blanchfield|April 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
American policy held that if a Vietnamese looked at a hovering chopper, he must be Viet Cong. The Atrocity Lessons: What the U.S. Military Learned From Vietnam|Jake Whitney|February 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST Such are Viet, and Scott Elliot, who attributes the growth of bulbs to the “direct influence of the climate.” Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution|Alpheus Spring Packard
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