Dai Nam

/ˌdaɪ ˈnɑːm/

proper noun

Vietnamese territory, especially the Vietnamese state under the Nguyen dynasty from 1838–1945.

OriginVietnamese 大南 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalVietnamese territory, especially the Vietnamese state under the Nguyen dynasty from 1838–1945.

    In 1838, Gia Long's son (Gia Long was the emperor of this country since 1801), Minh Mang, who ruled after him, changed the kingdom's name to Dai Nam (The Greater South). Subsequent Nguyen rulers used this term until mid-1945.

    2016, Christopher Goscha, Vietnam: A New History, Basic Books, published 2016, page xi

Origin

  1. Vietnamese大南
  2. EnglishDai Nam

From Vietnamese 大南.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 大南
  • 大南 (Dànán)Vietnamese territory
Thai ไดนาม
  • ไดนามVietnamese territory
Vietnamese Đại Nam
  • Đại NamVietnamese territory
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