South Vietnam

noun

1. a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. : Saigon.

South Vietnam

noun

1. a former republic (1955–76) occupying the S of present-day Vietnam on the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand

Example Sentences

Obviously, Don McKellar has been a part of this game for a while, but “The Sympathizer” is really about a communist in South Vietnam, and it’s really based on loyalty, identity.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1954, his parents and five siblings escaped communist North Vietnam to seek refuge in South Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times

In Vietnam, Buddha’s birthday is a still popular festival, but not a public holiday, which it was from 1958 to 1975 in what was formerly South Vietnam.

From Seattle Times

Some former prisoners of war and veterans in the Vietnamese community demanded their heads on the platter for celebrating dishes synonymous with the regime that took over South Vietnam in 1975.

From Seattle Times

The Phoenix program was designed to uncover and dismantle the National Liberation Front’s shadow government across South Vietnam.

From Salon