Viet

American  

[vee-et, vyet] / viˈɛt, vyɛt /

noun

1. South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.

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adjective

1. Vietnamese.

Etymology

Origin of Viet

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

Example Sentences

In September 2023, Do allocated $1 million in taxpayer money from his discretionary fund to that nonprofit, the Viet America Society, where one of his daughters was an executive.

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Peter Pham, the founder of Viet America Society, has also been indicted on multiple charges of fraud.

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Orange County has also filed a suit against Viet America Society, as well as Pham, Do and his daughters, among others, accusing them of using public funds for personal gain.

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In the suit, Pham claims that the payments from Viet America Society to Do detailed in Do’s criminal case were not bribes, but loans.

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Nguyen said the county received little to no information from Do, Pham or Viet America Society about how the memorial was built, what materials were used, or if it could be pulled apart to be moved.

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