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Vietnamese

vee-et-nuh-MEEZ/viˌɛt.nəˈmiz/UKvee-uht-nuh-MEEZ/ˌviː.ət.nəˈmiːz/

Noun pluralVietnamese

4 meanings of Vietnamese

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Coming from or connected to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia.

    My friend grew up eating Vietnamese food at home.

    We visited a beautiful Vietnamese temple on our trip.

  2. 2
    nouncountableplural
    A person who comes from Vietnam or whose family came from there.

    She is a Vietnamese living and working in Paris.

    Many Vietnamese settled in this town after the war.

  3. 3
    proper noun
    The main language spoken by people in Vietnam.

    He is learning Vietnamese at school this year.

    Many street signs in the city are written in Vietnamese.

  4. 4
    noununcountable
    The food and cooking style that comes from Vietnam.

    Let's get Vietnamese for dinner tonight.

    I have been craving Vietnamese all week.

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Origin

It comes from "Vietnam" plus the ending "-ese".