country in Southeast Asia, from Vietnamese Viet, the people's name + nam "south." Division into North and South lasted from 1954 to 1976. Vietnam War attested by 1963.
word-forming element, from Old French -eis (Modern French -ois, -ais), from Vulgar Latin, from Latin -ensem, -ensis "belonging to" or "originating in."
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Definitions of Vietnamese from WordNet
1
Vietnamese (n.)
a native or inhabitant of Vietnam;
Synonyms: Annamese
Vietnamese (n.)
the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam;
Synonyms: Annamese / Annamite
2
Vietnamese (adj.)
of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its people or its language;
