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Vi·et·minh 
[vee-et-min, vyet-, vee-it-] Pronunciation Key
[vee-et-min, vyet-, vee-it-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | a Vietnamese, Communist-led organization whose forces fought against the Japanese and esp. against the French in Indochina: officially in existence 1941–51. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb) the leaders, supporters, and fighters of this organization. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to the Vietminh. |
Also, Vi·et Minh.
[Origin: < Vietnamese Việt-Minh, short for Việt-Nam Độc-Lập Đông-Minh Vietnam Independence League]
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| Vi·et·minh also Vi·et Minh
(vē-ět'mĭn', vyět'-, vē'ĭt-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Vietminh also Viet Minh A member of the Vietnamese political and military movement that challenged the Japanese and defeated the French between 1941 and 1954. adj. Of or relating to the Vietminh. [Vietnamese, short for Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi, Vietnam Federation of Independence.] |
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