Viet

[ vee-et, vyet ]

noun

adjective

Origin of Viet

First recorded in 1955–60; by shortening

He was hallucinating he was in a prison camp under the Viet Cong.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General | Tim Teeman | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A few days later, on April 30, General Duong Van Minh surrendered to the Viet Cong and the Fall of Saigon was complete.
Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus | Katie Baker | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
His name was Viet Nguyen, his business card reads vice president, corporate public affairs at Frause Strategic Communications.
Walmart Protesters Tell One Story, and Employees Tell Another | Winston Ross | September 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Think Viet Nam, without a Cold War to offer as rationale for our presence.
Obama’s Syrian “Red Line” Could Return Us To The Mistakes of Iraq | Lloyd Green | May 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
U.S. shotgunners used flechettes in Vietnam to get at Viet Cong hidden behind leaves and brush.
At the Gun Show, Family Businesses and Angry Young Men | Patrick Blanchfield | April 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Such are Viet, and Scott Elliot, who attributes the growth of bulbs to the “direct influence of the climate.”
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution | Alpheus Spring Packard

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