vietnam war

Vi·et·nam war

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vee-et-nahm, -nam, vyet-, vee-it- wawr]
- /viˌɛtˈnɑm, -ˈnæm, ˌvyɛt-, ˌvi ɪt- wɔr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vee-et-nahm, -nam, vyet-, vee-it- wawr]
- /viˌɛtˈnɑm, -ˈnæm, ˌvyɛt-, ˌvi ɪt- wɔr/

Definitions of vietnam war words

noun vietnam war a conflict, starting in 1954 and ending in 1975, between South Vietnam (later aided by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, and New Zealand) and the Vietcong and North Vietnam. 1
noun vietnam war the war (c. 1957-75) between North Vietnam and South Vietnam: the U.S. participated on the side of South Vietnam, with its greatest military involvement in the period c. 1965-69 0

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Origin of vietnam war

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Vietnam war

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vietnam war popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vietnam war usage trend in Literature

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