a Vietnamese organization led by Ho Chi Minh that first fought the Japanese and then the French (1941–54) in their attempt to achieve national independence
2.
a member or group of members of this organization, esp in the armed forces
3. (modifier)
of or relating to this organization or to its members
Word origin
from Vietnamese Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi Vietnam League of Independence
Vietminh in American English
(ˌviɛtˈmɪn; viˌɛtˈmɪn; ˌvjɛtˈmɪn)
noun
an organization formed of nationalist and communist parties in 1941 to win independence for Vietnam
Word origin
Vietnamese, contr. < Viet Nam Doc-lap Dong Minh, the Revolutionary League for the Independence of Vietnam