Annam (Noun)
Meaning
A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Annam was a French protectorate that existed from 1883 to 1945 in the region that is now central Vietnam.
- The country declared its independence from France in 1945, with Annam being one of the three regions that formed the new nation.
- The Annam mountain range stretches along the border between Vietnam and Laos.
- During the First Indochina War, the Viet Minh fought against the French to gain control of Annam.
- In 1802, the Nguyễn dynasty unified Vietnam, with Annam being the central region of the new empire.