South Vietnamese
Mekong Delta native
South Vietnamese refers to people, things, or attributes associated with South Vietnam, the republic that existed from 1955 to 1975 in the southern portion of Vietnam.
The term appears most often in historical contexts discussing the Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces, South Vietnamese refugees.
As a noun, a South Vietnamese is a person from that former nation.
After reunification under communist rule, the designation became purely historical.
Former Vietnamese capital
- Fall of Saigon1975 communist takeover event
- Tet OffensiveCoordinated 1968 guerrilla assault
- Paris Peace Accords1973 Vietnam War settlement
- VietnamizationTransferring military burden locally
Agent Orange · French Indochina · colonialism · reunification · Viet Cong · boat people · reeducation camps · Gulf of Tonkin
Million years ago
- Central HighlandsElevated Vietnamese interior region
- Mekong DeltaVietnamese river's coastal plain
- ethnic minoritiesNon-majority cultural groups
- indigenous peoplesOriginal inhabitants of lands
Vietnamese diaspora district
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- exileBanishment from homeland
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
boat people · asylum · Orange County · San Jose · Houston · Westminster · assimilation · heritage
Informal fake spelling
- banh miVietnamese filled baguette
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
- tamarindTangy-podded tropical tree
Chinese harvest moon celebration
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
- lotusSacred aquatic flower
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
- lunar calendarTimekeeping by moon phases
ancestral worship · Buddhism · Confucianism · dragon dance · lion dance · folklore · calligraphy · veneration
Saigon
Former Vietnamese capital
- Fall of Saigon1975 communist takeover event
- Tet OffensiveCoordinated 1968 guerrilla assault
- Paris Peace Accords1973 Vietnam War settlement
Vietnamization · Agent Orange · French Indochina · colonialism · reunification · Viet Cong · boat people · reeducation camps · Gulf of Tonkin · domino theory
Ma
Million years ago
- Central HighlandsElevated Vietnamese interior region
- Mekong DeltaVietnamese river's coastal plain
- ethnic minoritiesNon-majority cultural groups
Little Saigon
Vietnamese diaspora district
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- exileBanishment from homeland
emigration · boat people · asylum · Orange County · San Jose · Houston · Westminster · assimilation · heritage · homeland
pho
Informal fake spelling
- banh miVietnamese filled baguette
- lemongrassFragrant tropical culinary grass
- fish sauceFermented anchovy condiment
Mid-Autumn Festival
Chinese harvest moon celebration
lunar calendar · ancestral worship · Buddhism · Confucianism · dragon dance · lion dance · folklore · calligraphy · veneration · ceremonies
South VietnameseNorth Vietnamese
Citizen of divided nation's top
South, Vietnamese, south, Vietnam, southern, southerly, southward, southwards, southernmost