South Vietnam

American  

noun

1. 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. Saigon.

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South Vietnam British  

noun

1. 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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• North Vietnam vs. South Vietnam

Example Sentences

Many refugees made their home in the area following the communist takeover of South Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times

Kissinger appealed to the darker angels of his nature, reminding him that the Communists would conquer South Vietnam after American troops came home.

From Salon

Linh said her uncle arrived in California over 40 years ago from South Vietnam and raised his family in and around San José.

From Los Angeles Times

Internet sleuths scoured the web for anyone who, like Tran, had appeared alongside the flag of South Vietnam and attacked them.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. first sent ground troops to Vietnam in March 1965 to support South Vietnam against revolutionary forces and North Vietnamese troops, but the war had been going on for years before then.

From Salon