Annamese

An·nam

A0315000 (ə-năm′, ăn′ăm′) A region and former kingdom of central Vietnam on the South China Sea between Tonkin and Cochin China. It was ruled by China from 111 bc until ad 939 and came under French control in the 19th century.

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An′na·mese′ (ăn′ə-mēz′, -mēs′), An′nam·ite′ adj. & n.

Annamese

(ˌænəˈmiːz) adj (Placename) of or relating to Annamadj, n (Placename) a former word for Vietnamese

An•na•mese

(ˌæn əˈmiz, -ˈmis)

adj., n., pl. -mese. adj. 1. of or pertaining to Annam or its inhabitants. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Annam. 3. (formerly) Vietnamese (def. 3). Also, An•nam•ite (ˈæn ˌmaɪt) [1820–30]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Annamese - a native or inhabitant of Vietnam VietnameseAnnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Vietnam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
	2.	Annamese - the Mon-Khmer language spoken in VietnamAnnamite, VietnameseMon-Khmer - a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages