"Viet" meaning in English

See Viet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Viet [comparative], most Viet [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|Việt}} Vietnamese Việt Head templates: {{en-adj}} Viet (comparative more Viet, superlative most Viet)
  1. (informal) Vietnamese. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Viet-en-adj-LT5Rhi6M

Proper name

Forms: Viets [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Việt. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|Việt}} Vietnamese Việt Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Viet (plural Viets)
  1. (informal) South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or Vietnam entirely. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Viet-en-name-sMk28bVK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 9 40 33
  2. (informal) a Vietnamese person. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Viet-en-name-Z56b64WF
  3. (informal) the Vietnamese language. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Viet-en-name-vGYv263D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 5 5 50 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 9 40 33
  4. Synonym of Yue. Synonyms: Yue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Viet-en-name-YNqprfMl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 9 40 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 4 30 50

Inflected forms

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        "(informal) South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or Vietnam entirely."
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        "a Vietnamese person."
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        "Synonym of Yue."
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        "(informal) South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or Vietnam entirely."
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        "a Vietnamese person."
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        "(informal) a Vietnamese person."
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        "the Vietnamese language."
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        "(informal) the Vietnamese language."
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    },
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        "Synonym of Yue."
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