English Explanatory Dictionary

Annam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.
name
  1. One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

Pronunciation

/əˈnæm/ /ˈænæm/

Word forms

Annam An Nam

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

Derived words

Annamese Annamite
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