Nam

¹

Or 'Nam

[nahm, nam]

noun

Informal.

1. Vietnam.

Nam

²

[nahm]

noun

1. a former name of Chao Phraya.

NAM

³

Or N.A.M.

abbreviation

1. National Association of Manufacturers.

Nam

¹

/ næm /

noun

1. informal,  Vietnam

NAM

²

abbreviation

1. Namibia (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nam¹

First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening

Example Sentences

Kim Yong Nam served in various diplomatic roles under the regimes of the country's founder Kim Il Sung, his son Kim Jong Il, and his grandson Kim Jong Un - though was not related to the family.

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Even as real power remained in the hands of the ruling Kim family, Kim Yong Nam was often seen as the face of North Korea on the international stage.

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Kim Yong Nam also previously met two other former South Korean presidents: Kim Dae-jung in 2000, and Roh Moo-hyun in 2007 - on both occasions, at inter-Korean summits respectively.

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South Korea's Unification Minister Chung Dong-young offered condolences, saying he had "meaningful conversations about peace in the Korean peninsula" with Kim Yong Nam.

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Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong Ho, who has since resettled in the South, told the BBC that Kim Yong Nam never uttered a word that was regarded as problematic by the regime.

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