South Vietnam

noun

1. a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Saigon.

South Vietnam

noun

1. a former republic (1955–76) occupying the S of present-day Vietnam on the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand

Example Sentences

Linh said her uncle arrived in California over 40 years ago from South Vietnam and raised his family in and around San José.

From Los Angeles Times

Internet sleuths scoured the web for anyone who, like Tran, had appeared alongside the flag of South Vietnam and attacked them.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. first sent ground troops to Vietnam in March 1965 to support South Vietnam against revolutionary forces and North Vietnamese troops, but the war had been going on for years before then.

From Salon

You would be hard put to find traces of the socialist ideology that led to the city's capture in 1975, when it was the capital of South Vietnam.

From BBC

For example, Vu said official statements now have fewer references to a “puppet government” in what was formerly South Vietnam, a term used to delegitimize its former adversary and denounce America’s involvement in the war.

From Los Angeles Times