I. |anə|mēz, -ēs adjective
or an·nam·ite ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmīt
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Annam, eastern section of Indochina + English -ese or -ite
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Annam
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Annamese people
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Annamese language
II. noun
( plural annamese )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Mongolian people that occupies mainly Cochin China and the coast regions of Annam and Tonkin in eastern Indochina, being the dominant ethnic group among the Vietnamese
b. or annamite “ -s : a member of such people
2. or annamite : the language of the Annamese people : vietnamese