North Vietnam
noun
that part of Vietnam N of about 17° N; formerly a part of French Indochina; separate republic 1954–75.
Compare
Vietnam,
South Vietnam.
British Dictionary definitions for north vietnam
North Vietnam
noun
a region of N Vietnam, on the Gulf of Tonkin: an independent Communist state from 1954 until 1976. Area: 164 061 sq km (63 344 sq miles)