Democratic Republic of Vietnam

proper noun

Official name of North Vietnam: a former country in Southeast Asia existing from 1945 to 1976, when it merged with South Vietnam to become the single state of Vietnam.

Meanings

proper nounthe Democratic Republic of Vietnam

alternative DRV · alternative Democratic Rep. of Vietnam · alternative Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam · alternative Democratic Republic of Viet Nam

  1. historicalOfficial name of North Vietnam: a former country in Southeast Asia existing from 1945 to 1976, when it merged with South Vietnam to become the single state of Vietnam.

    Synonyms: DRV, North Viet-Nam, North Vietnam, North Viet Nam

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounOfficial name of North Vietnam: a former country in Southeast Asia existing from 1945 to 1976, when it merged with South Vietnam to become the single state of Vietnam.

Translations

Arabic جمهورية فيتنام الديموقراطية, جمهورية الديموقراطية فيتنام
  • جمهورية فيتنام الديموقراطيةofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
  • جمهورية الديموقراطية فيتنامofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
French République démocratique du Vietnam, république démocratique du Vietnam
  • République démocratique du Vietnamofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
  • république démocratique du Vietnamofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
German Demokratische Republik Vietnam
  • Demokratische Republik Vietnamofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
Latin Res publica Democratica Vietnamiae
  • Res publica Democratica Vietnamiaeofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
Lithuanian Vietnamo Demokratinė Respublika
  • Vietnamo Demokratinė Respublikaofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
Portuguese República Democrática do Vietname, República Democrática do Vietnã
  • República Democrática do Vietnameofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
  • República Democrática do Vietnãofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
Ukrainian Демократи́чна Респу́бліка В'єтна́м
  • Демократи́чна Респу́бліка В'єтна́м (Demokratýčna Respúblika Vʺjetnám)official name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
Vietnamese Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa
  • Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòaofficial name of North Vietnam, a former Marxist-Leninist country in Southeast Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Democratic Republic of Vietnam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Vietnam

MLA

“Democratic Republic of Vietnam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Vietnam. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Democratic Republic of Vietnam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Vietnam.

Source: Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.