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South Vietnamese

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adjective

  1. of or relating to the former South Vietnam (now part of Vietnam) or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of South Vietnam

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Seymour Hersh reviewed South Vietnamese government documents that put the death toll at 41,000.

From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024

Thai said it has inspired her to make a film of her own that highlights South Vietnamese heroes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

They would pick up South Vietnamese soldiers and civilians, and take them down to Saigon, to safety.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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