how to pronounce vietnam
/ˈvjɛtˈnɑːm/
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vietnam is pronounced in two syllables
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An example use of vietnam in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… john at school in vietnam and usa station and landmine push carry van …”
meanings of vietnam
name:
- The Vietnam War.
- A country in Southeast Asia, on the east coast of the Indochina Peninsula, officially named Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
noun:
- A place that is very dangerous, especially if afflicted by violence.
- A long war which a dominating foreign occupier of a place (the site of the war) cannot win.
vietnam frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word vietnam occurs in english on average 18.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
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