Vietnamese
noun
Viet·nam·ese
vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz 
ˌvyet-,
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvēt-,
-na-,
-nä-,
-ˈmēs
plural Vietnamese
1
: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
2
: the language of the largest group in Vietnam and the official language of the country
Vietnamese
adjective
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Celebrated by Chinese diasporas and other East Asian populations as well as the Vietnamese, the occasion is also largely considered the most important holiday of the year for these cultures.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Apple plans to upgrade its AI features to support non-English languages this year, including Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
More than three years passed between President Richard Nixon’s opening peace initiative in 1969 and the agreement for which Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese General Le Duc Tho received the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
While pho and banh mi are easily identifiable as Vietnamese, there’s so much more to the fare than these two quintessential items.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Apple plans to upgrade its AI features to support non-English languages this year, including Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
More than three years passed between President Richard Nixon’s opening peace initiative in 1969 and the agreement for which Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese General Le Duc Tho received the Nobel Peace Prize.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
While pho and banh mi are easily identifiable as Vietnamese, there’s so much more to the fare than these two quintessential items.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Vietnamese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vietnamese. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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Vietnamese
noun
Viet·nam·ese
vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz
ˌvyet-
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvyet-
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvēt-,
-na-,
-nä,
-ˈmēs
plural Vietnamese
1
: a person born or living in Vietnam
2
: the official language of Vietnam
Vietnamese
adjective
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