n.
Pronunciation: v ē - ' et- ' näm, vyet-, ˌ v ē - ə t-, v ē t-, - ' nam
Function: geographical name
country SE Asia in Indochina; state, including Tonkin & N Annam, set up 1945-46; with S Annam & Cochin China, an associated state of French Union 1950-54; after civil war, divided 1954-75 at 17th parallel into republics of North Vietnam (capital Hanoi) & South Vietnam (capital Saigon); reunited 1975 capital Hanoi area 127,207 sq mi (330,738 sq km ), pop 79,727,400