Vietnam vs war

Vietnam and war both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Vietnam	Yes	No	No	No
war	Yes	No	Yes	No

Vietnam (noun)	war (noun)
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	the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945	a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
	an active struggle between competing entities
	a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply

Vietnam (verb)	war (verb)
	make or wage war