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Definition the Vietnam War in British English

the Vietnam War

/viˌetnæm ˈwɔː(r)/
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a war between North and South Vietnam that became important internationally in the 1960s when the US began to support South Vietnam by sending military forces there. North Vietnam won the war in 1975.

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Definition the Vietnam War in British English