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Viet

[ vee-et, vyet ]

noun

  1. South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.


adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Viet1

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

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Example Sentences

He was hallucinating he was in a prison camp under the Viet Cong.

A few days later, on April 30, General Duong Van Minh surrendered to the Viet Cong and the Fall of Saigon was complete.

His name was Viet Nguyen, his business card reads vice president, corporate public affairs at Frause Strategic Communications.

Think Viet Nam, without a Cold War to offer as rationale for our presence.

U.S. shotgunners used flechettes in Vietnam to get at Viet Cong hidden behind leaves and brush.

Such are Viet, and Scott Elliot, who attributes the growth of bulbs to the “direct influence of the climate.”

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