Annam

Meaning

Proper Noun

A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.
One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

Origin

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南.
Borrowed from French Annam, from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南.

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