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Annam

American  
[uh-nam] / əˈnæm /
Or Anam

noun

  1. a former kingdom and French protectorate along the E coast of French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.


Annam British  
/ ˈænæm, æˈnæm /

noun

  1. a former kingdom (3rd century–1428), empire (1428–1884), and French protectorate (1884–1945) of E Indochina: now part of Vietnam

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Also in attendance were MBK fellows such as 17-year-old Daniel Annam, who traveled to Oakland from Staten Island, New York, to be honored for the work he’d done in his community.

From The Guardian Feb. 20, 2019

They formally proclaimed the "independence" of the Empire of Annam, province nearest the Philippines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today's South Viet Nam consists of most of Annam plus Cochinchina, a fact that has profound political implications because of historical differences between the regions.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the penetration of the French, it was divided into the colonial units of Tongking, Annam and Cochinchina.

From Time Magazine Archive

Annam was conquered by the Chinese in 214 B.C., but in A.D.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

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