Vietnam

n. Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, country in southeastern Asia

Vietnam // , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam , is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, and Cambodia to the southwest. On the country's east coast lies the South China Sea. With a population of over ~87 million, Vietnam is the 13th most populous country in the world. The country is listed among the "Next Eleven" economies; according to government figures, GDP growth was 8.17% in 2006, the second fastest growth rate among countries in East Asia and the fastest in Southeast Asia.
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Noun
1. a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
(synonym) Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam
(hypernym) Asian country, Asian nation
(member-holonym) Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN
(part-holonym) Indochina, Indochinese peninsula
(member-meronym) Vietnamese, Annamese
(part-meronym) North Vietnam
(class) Dien Bien Phu
2. a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
(synonym) Vietnam War
(hypernym) war, warfare
(classification) Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam

n. Vietnam, country in Asia

n. Vietnam, country in southeastern Asia