Vietminh

noun

Viet·​minh vē-ˈet-ˈmin How to pronounce Vietminh (audio)
vyet-,
ˌvē-ət-,
vēt-
plural Vietminh
: an adherent of the Vietnamese Communist movement from 1941 to 1951

Examples of Vietminh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Saigon, during the autumn, defeated Japanese troops opened their armories to the Vietminh nationalists. Max Hastings, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013

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Word History

Etymology

Vietnamese Việt-Minh, short for Việt-Nam Độc-Lập Đồng-Minh League for the Independence of Vietnam

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Vietminh was in 1945

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“Vietminh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vietminh. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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