Viet·nam·ese | \ vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz 
, ˌvyet-, ˌvē-ət- , ˌvēt-, -na-, -nä-, -ˈmēs \
, ˌvyet-, ˌvē-ət- , ˌvēt-, -na-, -nä-, -ˈmēs \ plural Vietnamese
Definition of Vietnamese
1 : a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
2 : the language of the largest group in Vietnam and the official language of the country
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Vietnamese
nounViet·nam·ese | \ vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz , ˌvē-ət- \
, ˌvē-ət- \Kids Definition of Vietnamese
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a person born or living in Vietnam
2 : the language of the Vietnamese
Vietnamese
adjectiveKids Definition of Vietnamese (Entry 2 of 2)
: of or relating to Vietnam, the Vietnamese people, or their language
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The first known use of Vietnamese was in 1947
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