"Nam" meaning in English

See Nam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nam
  1. (informal) Clipping of Vietnam. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Vietnam Categories (place): Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Nam-en-name-Xy3vhOE6 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 48 52
  2. (informal, historical) The Vietnam War. Tags: historical, informal Categories (topical): History of Asia, History of the United States, War Categories (place): Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Nam-en-name-tGU5JQ8Q Disambiguation of History of Asia: 39 61 Disambiguation of History of the United States: 26 74 Disambiguation of War: 7 93 Disambiguation of Vietnam: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Vietnam War Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of Vietnam War: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'Nam, 'nam Derived forms: Nammer

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Nam meaning in English (2.4kB)

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