country in Southeast Asia, from Vietnamese Viet, the people's name + nam "south." Division into North and South lasted from 1954 to 1976. Vietnam War attested by 1963.
权威例句
1. There have been growing signs of a ra-pprochement with Vietnam.
同越南恢复友好关系的迹象越来越明显了。
2. Vietnam has emerged as the world's third-biggest rice exporter.
越南已跃居世界第三大稻米出口国。
3. Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam.
钱也会用于越南的地方发展项目当中。
4. Vietnam made an official request that the meeting be postponed.
越南已经正式请求将会议推迟。
5. He was held prisoner in Vietnam from 1966 to 1973.