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Annam.

A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.

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Meaning & usage

name/əˈnæm//ˈænæm/
  1. A former colonial province of China, now part of Vietnam's present-day Tonkin.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

name/əˈnæm//ˈænæm/
  1. One the French protectorates in Vietnam, located in Central Vietnam.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French Annam, from Vietnamese An Nam, from Chinese 安南 (Ānnán).

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