South Vietnam

proper noun

A former state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam south of the 17th parallel from 1955 to 1975. Official name: Republic of Vietnam.

Similar
Republic of VietnamRepublic of Viet NamRepublic of Viet-NamRVN
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative South Viet Nam · alternative South Viet-Nam

  1. historicalA former state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam south of the 17th parallel from 1955 to 1975. Official name: Republic of Vietnam.
    1 more example

    China is so large, looms so high just beyond the frontiers, that if South Vietnam went, it would not only give them an improved geographic position for the guerrilla assault on Malaya but would also give the impression that the wave of the future in Southeast Asia was China and the Communists. So I believe it.

    1971, Lyndon Johnson, quoting John F. Kennedy, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 61

    Synonyms: Republic of Vietnam, Republic of Viet Nam, Republic of Viet-Nam, RVN

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA former state in Southeast Asia that governed Vietnam south of the 17th parallel from 1955 to 1975. Official name: Republic of Vietnam.

Similar
Republic of VietnamRepublic of Viet NamRepublic of Viet-NamRVN
Also see
republic of vietnam

Translations

Arabic فِيِتْنَام الْجَنُوبِيَّة, فْيِتْنَام الْجَنُوبِيَّة
  • فِيِتْنَام الْجَنُوبِيَّة (fiyitnām al-janūbiyya)former Asian country
  • فْيِتْنَام الْجَنُوبِيَّة (fyitnām al-janūbiyya)former Asian country
Bengali দক্ষিণ ভিয়েতনাম
  • দক্ষিণ ভিয়েতনাম (dokkhin bhiẏetonam)former Asian country
Bulgarian Ю́жен Виетна́м
  • Ю́жен Виетна́м (Júžen Vietnám)former Asian country
Chinese Cantonese 南越
  • 南越 (naam⁴ jyut⁶)former Asian country
Chinese Mandarin 南越
  • 南越 (Nányuè)former Asian country
Czech Jižní Vietnam
  • Jižní Vietnamformer Asian country
Danish Sydvietnam
  • Sydvietnamformer Asian country
Dutch Zuid-Vietnam
  • Zuid-Vietnamformer Asian country
Estonian Lõuna-Vietnam
  • Lõuna-Vietnamformer Asian country
Finnish Etelä-Vietnam
  • Etelä-Vietnamformer Asian country
French Viêt Nam du Sud, Sud-Viêt Nam
  • Viêt Nam du Sudformer Asian country
  • Sud-Viêt Namformer Asian country
German Südvietnam
  • Südvietnamformer Asian country
Hindi दक्षिणी वियतनाम
  • दक्षिणी वियतनाम (dakṣiṇī viyatnām)former Asian country
Hungarian Dél-Vietnam
  • Dél-Vietnamformer Asian country
Indonesian Vietnam Selatan
  • Vietnam Selatanformer Asian country
Italian Vietnam del Sud
  • Vietnam del Sudformer Asian country
Japanese 南ベトナム
  • 南ベトナム (Minami Betonamu)former Asian country
Korean 남베트남
  • 남베트남 (Nambeteunam)former Asian country
Latvian Dienvidvjetnama
  • Dienvidvjetnamaformer Asian country
Lithuanian Pietų Vietnamas
  • Pietų Vietnamasformer Asian country
Malay Vietnam Selatan
  • Vietnam Selatanformer Asian country
Norwegian Bokmål Sør-Vietnam
  • Sør-Vietnamformer Asian country
Polish Wietnam Południowy
  • Wietnam Południowyformer Asian country
Portuguese Vietname do Sul, Vietnã do Sul
  • Vietname do Sulformer Asian country
  • Vietnã do Sulformer Asian country
Romanian Vietnamul de Sud
  • Vietnamul de Sudformer Asian country
Russian Ю́жный Вьетна́м
  • Ю́жный Вьетна́м (Júžnyj Vʹjetnám)former Asian country
Slovak Južný Vietnam
  • Južný Vietnamformer Asian country
Spanish Vietnam del Sur
  • Vietnam del Surformer Asian country
Swahili Vietnam Kusini
  • Vietnam Kusiniformer Asian country
Swedish Sydvietnam
  • Sydvietnamformer Asian country
Thai เวียดนามใต้
  • เวียดนามใต้ (wîiat-naam-dtâai)former Asian country
Turkish Güney Vietnam
  • Güney Vietnamformer Asian country
Ukrainian Півде́нний В'єтна́м
  • Півде́нний В'єтна́м (Pivdénnyj Vʺjetnám)former Asian country
Urdu جُنُوبی وِیَت نام, جُنُوبی وِیَتْنَام
  • جُنُوبی وِیَت نام (junūbī viyat nām)former Asian country
  • جُنُوبی وِیَتْنَام (junūbī viyatnām)former Asian country
  • جَنُوبی وِیَت نام (janūbī viyat nām)former Asian country
  • جَنُوبی وِیَتْنَام (janūbī viyatnām)former Asian country
Vietnamese Việt Nam Cộng hoà, Nam Việt Nam
  • Việt Nam Cộng hoàformer Asian country
  • Nam Việt Namformer Asian country
  • Nam Việtformer Asian country
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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