Vietnam

Meanings

Proper Noun

• country Southeast Asia (region), on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula, officially named Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
• The Vietnam War.

Noun

• A long war which a dominating foreign occupier of a place (the site of the war) cannot win.
• A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
• A situation in which one cannot win.

Origin

• Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt Nam. Extended senses come from the Vietnam War.