VIETNAM WAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Vietnam War mean? 

• VIETNAM WAR (noun)
  The noun VIETNAM WAR has 1 sense:

1. a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States

  Familiarity information: VIETNAM WAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIETNAM WAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

Vietnam; Vietnam War

Instance hypernyms:

war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)

Domain region:

Annam; Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Viet Nam; Vietnam (a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945)