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Definition: Vietnam from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary

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country SE Asia in Indochina; state, including Tonkin & N Annam, set up 1945–46; with S Annam & Cochin China, an associated state of French Union 1950–54; after civil war, divided 1954–75 at 17th parallel into republics of North Vietnam (✽ Hanoi) & South Vietnam (✽ Saigon); reunited 1975 ✽ Hanoi area 127,207 sq mi (330,738 sq km), pop 87,100,000

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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(vēĕt'näm), officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam, republic (2015 est. pop. 93,572,000), 128,400 sq mi (332,642 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying the eastern coastline of the Southeast Asian peninsula, Vietnam is bounded by China on the north, by Laos and Cambodia on the west, and by the Gulf of Tonkin and the South China Sea on the east and south. The capital is Hanoi and the largest city is Ho Chi Minh City , formerly Saigon. The northern and western sections of Vietnam are dominated by the mountains of the Annamese Cordillera, continuations of the mountains of the Chinese provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi to the north. The mountains reach elevations of more than 8,000 ft (2,440 m), and contain a notable plateau known as the Central Highlands (alt. 600–1,600 ft/180–490 m), which, although sparsely populated, contains rubber, coffee, and tea plantations. East of the Annamese Cordillera in the north is an alluvial plain drained by the Red River and other streams that empty into the…
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From New Americans: A Guide to Immigration Since 1965
In the years following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, 1.5 million refugees and immigrants from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia arrived in the United States. Together with their nearly half a million American-born children, by the year 2000 they already represented more than one out of every six…
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From Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
Much has been written about American intelligence operations during the Vietnam War, but little is known about Vietnam's intelligence agencies today. After nearly three decades of civil war and revolution, in 1975 the communist North defeated the American-backed South, ushering in a long period of…
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Every day for 13 years, Vietnam appeared on television sets and in newspapers around the world as the communist-led north of the country fought the American-backed south in a vicious war. When the war ended in 1975, with victory for the north, Vietnam had been devastated by the years of fighting and…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Socialist Republic of Vietnam occupies an S-shaped strip of land facing the South China Sea in SE Asia. The coastal plains include two densely populated, fertile river delta areas. The Red (Hong) Delta faces the Gulf of Tonkin in the N, while the Mekong Delta is in the S. Inland are thinly…
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From Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable
This southeast Asian country was the scene of almost continual conflict from 1945 to 1975. The wars in Vietnam constituted perhaps the 'hottest' manifestation of the Cold War , and witnessed the humiliation first of France and then of the USA. Indeed, the US failure in Vietnam was to leave a scar on…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(vēĕt'näm), officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam, republic (2015 est. pop. 93,572,000), 128,400 sq mi (332,642 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying the eastern coastline of the Southeast Asian peninsula, Vietnam is bounded by China on the north, by Laos and Cambodia on the west, and by the Gulf of…
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From Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
The relationship between China and Vietnam was historically an uneasy one. China had ruled the Vietnamese for more than a thousand years, and Vietnamese culture showed much Chinese influence, but many of the heroes and heroines of Vietnamese tradition had become famous by fighting Chinese invaders. …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam Political Status: Communist republic originally proclaimed September 2, 1945; Democratic Republic of Vietnam established in the north on July 21, 1954; Republic of Vietnam established in the south on October 26, 1955; Socialist Republic of Vietnam proclaimed on July 2, …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam Political Status: Communist republic originally proclaimed September 2, 1945; Democratic Republic of Vietnam established in the north on July 21, 1954; Republic of Vietnam established in the south on October 26, 1955; Socialist…
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From The Oxford Companion to Food
has a cuisine which is delicate, complex, and sophisticated, combining the techniques of Chinese cooking with the indigenous ingredients, the light accents of French finesse, and, in the south, some of the herbs and spices of India. Culturally and geographically, the country divides into three…
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