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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

Working with a group known as the Young Annam League, which fought for dominion status for Indo-China, he was soon in trouble.

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 all this region there are but two Protestant mission stations, one in Annam and one in Laos.

From The Call of the World or, Every Man's Supreme Opportunity by Doughty, W. E.

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