Việt Nam Cộng hoà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 越南共和, composed of 越南 (“Vietnam”) and 共和 (“republic”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viət̚˧˨ʔ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ hwaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩ʔ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ hwaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩] ~ [jiək̚˨˩˨ naːm˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ waː˨˩]

Proper noun

Việt Nam Cộng hoà • (越南共和)

  1. (historical) Republic of Vietnam (a former country in Southeast Asia that governed southern Vietnam from 1955 to 1975)
    Coordinate term: Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hoà
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