Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region and former kingdom of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. It was ruled by China from 111 BC until AD 939 and came under French control in the 19th century.
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- proper noun history A former
kingdom and Frenchprotectorate of centralVietnam on theSouth China Sea .
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- noun a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
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Examples
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While Nanzhao was being defeated in Annam, it still occasionally attacked Sichuan.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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For example, one may ask to what degree Nanzhao's clash with Tang China in Annam contributed to the independence of Da Viet in the tenth century.
Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008
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This is the world that three men will leave behind as they embark on a mission of faith and passion in Annam, an exotic land in the Far East.
Le Colonial: Summary and book reviews of Le Colonial by Kien Nguyen. 2004
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Long associated by Westerners with the whole of Vietnam, the name Annam became associated henceforth with central Vietnam; and Tonkin (or Tongking) became associated with the north (taken over by the French, 1884).
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But before the sixteenth century the name Annam meant rather Tonkin and the northern portion of modern Annam, the southern portion being the now vanished kingdom of Champa.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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The modern territory called Annam includes the ancient Champa, and it falls within the French political sphere which includes Camboja.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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It was still 'Annam' (the old Chinese term), buried within the French creation, 'Indo-China.'
How to Deal with the Chinese Revolution Fairbank, John K. 1966
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The five-day 'Annam' Food and Agro-biodiversity festival, organised by the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social
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The five-day 'Annam' Food and Agro-biodiversity festival, organised by the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social
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In Indochina—actually encompassing Annam in the east, Tonkin in the south, and Cambodia and Laos in the north—French rule was threatened.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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