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Definition of Annamite
1. Noun. The Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam.
Definition of Annamite
1. Proper noun. (dated) The Vietnamese language. ¹
2. Noun. A person living in Annam. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Annamite
Literary usage of Annamite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The ingenious system (quoc-gnu), by which, with the aid of certain accents and
signs, we can represent the Annamite sounds in our letters, ..."
2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1909)
"Ouvrage destiné à familiariser les étudiants avec le génie de la langue annamite.
Paris: Maison- neuve et de., 1871. x, (2), 212 p. in roman type, 24 p., ..."
3. European Reminiscences, Musical and Otherwise: Being the Recollections of by Louis Charles Elson (1914)
"... WITH MASSENET UNEXPECTED JURY DUTY A NIGHT AT THE OPERA WITH MASSENET THE
GHAND OPERA SYBIL SANDERSON AND EMMA SAMES ART IN PARIS AN Annamite CONCERT. ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"On the 3d and 4th of July he held long interviews with the Annamite ministers,
... After the rout of the Annamite troops the small French force were masters ..."