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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

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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

Historically, the North, known as Tongking, and the South, known as Annam, were separate.

From Time Magazine Archive

He organized the "Young Annam" movement, then moved on to Canton.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a recent inspection trip, he discovered that the mountain tribes of Annam have no calendar, simply use the planting of the new rice crop to mark the new year.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Annam, there are 1000 French Colonists, 4500 French soldiers, and 2000 French officials.

From English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters by O'Rell, Max

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