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dien bien phu

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Dien Bien Phu

  [dyen--byen--foo]
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–noun
a town in NW Vietnam: site of defeat of French forces by Vietminh 1954, bringing to an end the French rule of Indochina.
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Dien Bien Phu   (dyěn' byěn' fōō')   
A town of northwest Vietnam near the Laos border. The French military base here fell to Vietminh troops on May 7, 1954, after a 56-day siege, leading to the end of France's involvement in Indochina.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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