Vietnam

Viet·nam

geographical name
\vē-ˈet-ˈnäm, vyet-, ˌvē-ət-, vēt-, -ˈnam\

Definition of VIETNAM

country SE Asia in Indochina; state, including Tonkin & N Annam, set up 1945–46; with S Annam & Cochin China, an associated state of French Union 1950–54; after civil war, divided 1954–75 at 17th parallel into republics of North Vietnam (∗ Hanoi) & South Vietnam (∗ Saigon); reunited 1975 ∗ Hanoi area 127,207 square miles (330,738 square kilometers), pop 79,727,400

Rhymes with VIETNAM

cardamom, carpet bomb, CD-ROM, cherry bomb, cluster bomb, diatom, intercom, lemon balm, letter bomb, logic bomb, neutron bomb, Peeping Tom, royal palm, sago palm, soccer mom, supermom, telecom, Uncle Tom