1. a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
South Vietnam
n 1: a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from
1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu)
until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North
Vietnam