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Vietnamization
[vee-et-n
uh
-m
uh
-
zey
-sh
uh
n, vyet-, vee-it-]
/viˌɛt nə məˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌvyɛt-, ˌvi ɪt-/
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noun
1.
a U.S. policy during the
Vietnam War
of giving the South Vietnamese government responsibility for carrying on the war, so as to allow for the withdrawal of American troops.
Origin of
Vietnamization
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1965-1970
First recorded in
1965-70;
Vietnam
+
-ization
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British Dictionary definitions for
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Vietnamization
/
ˌvjɛtnəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
/
noun
1.
(in the Vietnam War) a US government policy of transferring the tasks of fighting and directing the war to the government and forces of South Vietnam
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word Origin and History for
Vietnamization
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n.
1957, from
Vietnam
+
-ization
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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