Vietnamese

/viɛtnəˈmiz/
/vjetnəˈmiz/
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Definitions of Vietnamese
  1. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
    synonyms: Annamese
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    type of:
    Asian, Asiatic
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  2. noun
    the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam
    synonyms: Annamese, Annamite
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    type of:
    Mon-Khmer
    a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages
  3. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of Vietnam or its people or its language
    “the Vietnamese countryside”
    “the Vietnamese tones”
Pronunciation
US
/viɛtnəˈmiz/
UK
/vjetnəˈmiz/
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