Vietnamese

[ vee-et-nah-meez, -mees, -nuh-, vyet-, vee-it- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Vietnam or its inhabitants.

noun

plural Vietnamese.

Formerly Annamese,. the Austroasiatic language of Vietnam.
Sometimes Offensive. a native or inhabitant of Vietnam.

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Sensitive Note

Some words that describe national or ethnic identities are acceptable as plural nouns, but are either rare or offensive in the singular. This is the case for Vietnamese. It’s sometimes acceptable as a plural noun (a candidate favored by Vietnamese ). However, it's sometimes offensive as a singular noun (the candidate who is a Vietnamese ). Such words are always perfectly appropriate as adjectives (strategies to get Vietnamese voters to the polls).

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Vietnamese¹

First recorded in 1945–50; Vietnam + -ese

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Example Sentences

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Camil’s perspective is among a comparatively vast and diverse chorus of American and Vietnamese voices comprising “Turning Point: The Vietnam War” — some famous, many ordinary, most complementary and others contradictory.

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The U.S. first sent ground troops to Vietnam in March 1965 to support South Vietnam against revolutionary forces and North Vietnamese troops, but the war had been going on for years before then.

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Stuck to her right cheek was a little yellow star on a red rectangle - the Vietnamese flag.

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The original influencer of Little Saigon has been invited to another event — one of dozens each year — a commemoration of the Vietnamese immigration experience in America.

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Many Vietnamese in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City — as Saigon is known today — say they simply refer to it as April 30.

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