ARVN
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ARVN
1965–70; A(rmy of the) R(epublic of ) V(iet) N(am)
Example Sentences
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It took two years for South Vietnam’s military, known by the American acronym ARVN, to collapse after the United States withdrew troops and financial support.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021
Primary responsibility for securing the Republic of Vietnam thereby fell to ARVN.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2019
A typical radio exchange over Laos, heard last week: ARVN: Come on in; there's nothing happening here.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, they are speaking delightedly of a "new" ARVN, joking about its resemblance to the rugged Koreans or even Israelis, reassuring reporters that, no, Saigon was not about to annex Cambodia.
From Time Magazine Archive
These Viet Cong prisoners are ready to be transported by the ARVN, 1964.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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