Vietnamese
noun
Viet·nam·ese
vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz 
ˌvyet-,
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvēt-,
-na-,
-nä-,
-ˈmēs
plural Vietnamese
1
: a native or inhabitant of Vietnam
2
: the language of the largest group in Vietnam and the official language of the country
Vietnamese
adjective
Examples of Vietnamese in a Sentence
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For the Vietnamese, the conflict was a much more significant sprawl.
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Nick Hilden, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
In addition to being a double agent, the captain is biracial, half French and half Vietnamese.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Text translated from English has been used to generate training data for Indonesian, Vietnamese, and other languages spoken by hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
The gap between the lifestyles of the average Vietnamese and those of the party’s top brass is a touchy subject.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Hugo accused the Vietnamese of using cyanide to kill and harvest fish, poisoning and killing off coral reefs that once ringed the island.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Nguyen says that in early meetings, producers were uneasy about his insistence that the show center Vietnamese people speaking Vietnamese.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Classes have already begun, and are not just offered in English, but also in Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean, since seniors in those populations may have a harder time accessing services due to the language barrier and cultural beliefs about mental health.
—A.k. Whitney, Orange County Register, 2 Apr. 2024
Two years later, the North Vietnamese resumed their invasion and finished the conquest of South Vietnam.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Nick Hilden, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2024
In addition to being a double agent, the captain is biracial, half French and half Vietnamese.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Text translated from English has been used to generate training data for Indonesian, Vietnamese, and other languages spoken by hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
The gap between the lifestyles of the average Vietnamese and those of the party’s top brass is a touchy subject.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Hugo accused the Vietnamese of using cyanide to kill and harvest fish, poisoning and killing off coral reefs that once ringed the island.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Nguyen says that in early meetings, producers were uneasy about his insistence that the show center Vietnamese people speaking Vietnamese.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024
Classes have already begun, and are not just offered in English, but also in Spanish, Vietnamese and Korean, since seniors in those populations may have a harder time accessing services due to the language barrier and cultural beliefs about mental health.
—A.k. Whitney, Orange County Register, 2 Apr. 2024
Two years later, the North Vietnamese resumed their invasion and finished the conquest of South Vietnam.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Vietnamese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vietnamese. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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Vietnamese
noun
Viet·nam·ese
vē-ˌet-nə-ˈmēz
ˌvyet-
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvyet-
ˌvē-ət-
ˌvēt-,
-na-,
-nä,
-ˈmēs
plural Vietnamese
1
: a person born or living in Vietnam
2
: the official language of Vietnam
Vietnamese
adjective
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