Republic of South Vietnam

English

Proper noun

Republic of South Vietnam

(historical) An underground government that opposed the South Vietnamese government during the Vietnam War and became its provisional government for a year after the war.
(nonstandard) South Vietnam.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with Republic of Vietnam, which refers to South Vietnam until the end of the war.

Synonyms

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam

Translations

underground government in South Vietnam

Vietnamese: Cộng hòa miền Nam Việt Nam

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