Annam

or A·nam

[ uh-nam ]
/ əˈnæm /

noun

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

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Annam

Anam

/ (æˈnæm, ˈænæm) /

noun

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