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VIETNAM WAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Vietnam War mean?
• VIETNAM WAR (noun)
The noun VIETNAM WAR has 1 sense:
1. a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
Familiarity information: VIETNAM WAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Vietnam; Vietnam War
Instance hypernyms:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Domain region:
Annam; Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Viet Nam; Vietnam (a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945)
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