Annamite

Variant of Annamese

Annamese definition

Anna·mese (an′ə mēz′, -mēs′)

noun

  1. pl. Annamese -·mese′
    1. a person born or living in Vietnam; Vietnamese
    2. a person born or living in Annam
    1. the Vietnamese language
    2. the language of Annam

Etymology: Chin ahn-nahm, pacified South

adjective

of Annam or its people, language, or culture
Also Annamite An′na·mite′ (-mīt′)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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