Vietnamese
noun
Viet·nam·ese
vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz 
ˌvyet-,
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvēt-,
-na-,
-nä-,
-ˈmēs
plural Vietnamese
1
: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
2
: the language of the largest group in Vietnam and the official language of the country
Vietnamese
adjective
Examples of Vietnamese in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Tran, who is Vietnamese American, now serves as a clinician with Asian Pacific Community Counseling, a nonprofit in Ramona Village that provides mental health services to Asian and Pacific Islanders.
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
The number of Chinese language websites is now only slightly higher than those in Indonesian and Vietnamese, and smaller than those in Polish and Persian.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 4 June 2024
How to talk about family, grief, trauma and more, in Vietnamese, according to experts and community members.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Online and telephone interviews were offered in English, the Chinese dialects of Mandarin and Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean.
—Annie Ma and Linley Sanders, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Cimino’s films drew criticism for its depictions of the Vietnamese, and its sensationalized scenes of Russian roulette, but the heart of the film belongs to its depiction of small-town America.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Match Point also pulls in drinks from other producers, such as a coffee lager Vietnamese (using ingredients from Brisbane’s Little Green Cyclo Coffee) and a koji-rice lager called Kojiscapes from San Jose’s Fox Tale Fermentation.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
His use of such figures evokes memories of the Vietnam War, during which American military commanders, including General William Westmoreland, regularly claimed that Vietnamese who were killed, including many civilians, were Viet Cong combatants.
—Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 24 May 2024
Papasan’s Vietnamese Cuisine, 1358 S. Narcoossee Road in St Cloud, 407-634-4704
Runners-up: Anh Hong Restaurant in Orlando and Viet-Nomz Waterford in Orlando
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—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
The number of Chinese language websites is now only slightly higher than those in Indonesian and Vietnamese, and smaller than those in Polish and Persian.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 4 June 2024
How to talk about family, grief, trauma and more, in Vietnamese, according to experts and community members.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Online and telephone interviews were offered in English, the Chinese dialects of Mandarin and Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean.
—Annie Ma and Linley Sanders, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024
Cimino’s films drew criticism for its depictions of the Vietnamese, and its sensationalized scenes of Russian roulette, but the heart of the film belongs to its depiction of small-town America.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2024
Match Point also pulls in drinks from other producers, such as a coffee lager Vietnamese (using ingredients from Brisbane’s Little Green Cyclo Coffee) and a koji-rice lager called Kojiscapes from San Jose’s Fox Tale Fermentation.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
His use of such figures evokes memories of the Vietnam War, during which American military commanders, including General William Westmoreland, regularly claimed that Vietnamese who were killed, including many civilians, were Viet Cong combatants.
—Aryeh Neier, The New York Review of Books, 24 May 2024
Papasan’s Vietnamese Cuisine, 1358 S. Narcoossee Road in St Cloud, 407-634-4704
Runners-up: Anh Hong Restaurant in Orlando and Viet-Nomz Waterford in Orlando
2024 Foodie Awards: Click here to see all the winners!
Want to reach out?
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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“Vietnamese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vietnamese. Accessed 19 Jun. 2024.
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Vietnamese
noun
Viet·nam·ese
vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz
ˌvyet-
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvyet-
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvēt-,
-na-,
-nä,
-ˈmēs
plural Vietnamese
1
: a person born or living in Vietnam
2
: the official language of Vietnam
Vietnamese
adjective
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