Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Vietnam | Yes | No | No | No |
North Vietnam | Yes | No | No | No |
Vietnam (noun) | North Vietnam (noun) |
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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 | a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War |
a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 |