South Vietnamese
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial that would also recognize South Vietnamese armies that were allied with the U.S. during the war.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
With the fall of Saigon in late spring 1975, he is ordered by his North Vietnamese handler to follow the South Vietnamese general into exile and report back on his activities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
We hear from South Vietnamese people who left the country and learn about the experiences lived by those who chose to stay after the People’s Army of Vietnam took Saigon.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
Their cries were heard by President Gerald Ford, who ordered Operation Babylift, taking 2,000 South Vietnamese children from orphanages to the United States.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
On Paul Van Riper’s first tour in Southeast Asia, when he was out in the bush, serving as an advisor to the South Vietnamese, he would often hear gunfire in the distance.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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