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Definition of Vietnamese

adjective

  • relating to Vietnam, its people, or their language.

noun (plural same)

  • 1a native or inhabitant of Vietnam, or a person of Vietnamese descent.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of Vietnam, spoken by about 60 million people. It probably belongs to the Mon-Khmer group, although much of its vocabulary is derived from Chinese.

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