Definition of Annamese

1. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Vietnam.

Exact synonyms: Vietnamese
Group relationships: Annam, Socialist Republic Of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Vietnam
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic
Derivative terms: Vietnamese

2. Noun. The Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam.
Exact synonyms: Annamite, Vietnamese
Generic synonyms: Mon-khmer

Definition of Annamese

1. Proper noun. (uncountable) A former name of the Vietnamese language, also called Annamite. ¹

2. Proper noun. (countable) A native or inhabitant of Vietnam or Annam. ¹

3. Adjective. Pertaining to Annam. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Annamese

Ankylostoma
Anmol
Ann Arbor
Anna
Anna Amalia Mercouri
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Pavlova
Annaba
Annabel
Annabella
Annabelle
Annabeth
Annalise
Annam
Annamese
Annamite
Annamites
Annapolis
Annapurna
Anne
Anne Boleyn
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bronte
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Mansfield Sullivan
Anne Marie
Anne Mary Robertson Moses

Literary usage of Annamese

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Though fond of ease the annamese are more industrious than the ... Like their neighbours the Cambodians and the Chinese, the annamese have a great respect ..."

2. John Chinaman and a Few Others by Edward Harper Parker (1902)
"Social life is much simpler and humbler with the annamese than with the Chinese. The interiors, even of poor houses, are cleaner ; but the apartments are ..."

3. The Science of Language: Linguistics, Philology, Etymology by Abel Hovelacque (1877)
"annamese. This is the language of the extreme eastern portion of Further India, that is, ... The annamese language is absolutely independent of Chinese, ..."

4. The International Relations of the Chinese Empire by Hosea Ballou Morse (1918)
"1882 . . .349 12. France votes war credit for Tongking, May 15, 1883 . 350 13. Treaty of Hue, Aug. 25 ; annamese question settled . 351 14. ..."

5. The Races of Man: An Outline of Anthropology and Ethnography by Joseph Deniker (1900)
"IV. Peoples of Indo- China—Aborigines, Mois, Kuis, Siam, Naga, etc.—More recent mixed populations: annamese, ..."

6. The Coming of the Great Queen: A Narrative of the Acquisition of Burma by Edmond Charles Browne (1888)
"... probably some near relations. Thus were they truly joined together in Buddhistic wedlock. • The Cochin Chinese and the annamese are one. ..."

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