Vietminh |
a Vietnamese organization, formed in 1941 by a coalition of nationalists and communists, that sought independence from domination by the Japanese and the French. [2 definitions] |
Vietnam |
a Southeast Asian country in eastern Indochina on the South China Sea; Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |
Vietnamese |
a citizen or inhabitant of Vietnam, or a descendant thereof. [3 definitions] |
Vietnam War |
a war (1954-1975) between the communist Viet Cong forces supported by North Vietnam, China, and Russia and the non-communist government forces supported by South Vietnam and the U.S., which ended with the unification of Vietnam under communist North Vietnam. |
view |
the act of looking at or observing; visual inspection; survey. [7 definitions] |
viewable |
combined form of view. |
viewer |
one who views, esp. a spectator or person who watches television. [2 definitions] |
viewfinder |
a device on a camera that indicates to the photographer what will appear in the photograph. |
viewless |
having or providing no view. [2 definitions] |
viewpoint |
a place or spot that allows a particular range of sight. [2 definitions] |
vigesimal |
twentieth. [3 definitions] |
vigil |
a watch or period of surveillance, esp. one kept during normal sleeping hours. [2 definitions] |
vigilance |
a condition or quality of being alert and attentive; watchfulness. |
vigilance committee |
a group of citizens that illegally assumes authority to punish crime because of dissatisfaction with or absence of the usual law-enforcement agencies. |
vigilant |
keenly alert and attentive; watchful, esp. for danger. |
vigilante |
one who seeks to avenge a crime or injury or to punish a suspected criminal without legal authority or due process. |
vigilantism |
a set of attitudes characteristic of vigilantes, such as lawlessness, violence, and suspiciousness. |
vignette |
a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. [5 definitions] |
vigor |
intensity or force. [3 definitions] |
vigorous |
characterized by vigor. [2 definitions] |
vigour |
a spelling of "vigor" used in Canada and Britain. See "vigor" for more information. |