Noun viet nam has 2 senses
  1. Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
    --1 is a kind of Asian country, Asian nation
    --1 is a part of Indochina, Indochinese peninsula
    --1 is a member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN
    --1 has parts:
     North Vietnam; South Vietnam; Hanoi, capital of Vietnam; Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon; Haiphong
    --1 has members: Vietnamese, Annamese
  2. Vietnam War, Vietnam - a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
    --2 is a kind of war, warfare
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