Vietnamization
[ vee-et-nuh-muh-zey-shuh n, vyet-, vee-it- ]
/ viˌɛt nə məˈzeɪ ʃən, ˌvyɛt-, ˌvi ɪt- /
noun
a U.S. policy during the Vietnam War of giving the South Vietnamese government responsibility for carrying on the war, so as to allow for the withdrawal of American troops.
British Dictionary definitions for vietnamization
Vietnamization
Vietnamisation
/ (ˌvjɛtnəmaɪˈzeɪʃən) /
noun
(in the Vietnam War) a US government policy of transferring the tasks of fighting and directing the war to the government and forces of South Vietnam