VIETNAMIZATION


Meaning of VIETNAMIZATION in English

/vee et'neuh meuh zay"sheuhn, vyet'-, vee'it-/ , n.

a U.S. policy during the Vietnam War of giving the South Vietnamese government responsibility for carrying on the war, so as to allow for the withdrawal of American troops.

[ 1965-70; VIETNAM + -IZATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .