South Vietnam

noun

a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.

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South Vietnam

noun

a former republic (1955–76) occupying the S of present-day Vietnam on the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand
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