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"The American body is different from the Vietnamese body - the American diet is different, and so the American prisoners were receiving much bigger portions than our ordinary citizens," says Luu Dinh Mien, an official with the Vietnam War Veterans Association who served as a propaganda officer and interrogator in the camp.

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  1. adjective Unlike in form, quality, amount, or nature; dissimilar: took different approaches to the problem.
  2. adjective Distinct or separate: That's a different issue altogether.
  3. adjective Various or assorted: interviewed different members of the community.
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  • She was different, and what made her different was the wonder in her eyes as she gazed at this man who wept like a child at having slain a monkey. —  AdventureTales#1
  • Ho made it clear that he saw Vietnam as standing alone, with France's goals quite different from the Vietnamese. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • R is very different from the English; it is pronounced with one flip of the tongue against the gums of the upper teeth. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The Genetics of the Mediterranean peoples is different from the Germanics since ancient times. —  Home
  • Dating the Nigerian way is quite different from the American and European ways of getting to know the opposite sex. —  All Categories Featured Content - Associated Content
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin differēns, different-, present participle of differre, to differ; see differ.

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  1. from French différent = Spanish diferente = Portuguese Italian differente, from Latin differen(t-)s, present participle of differre, differ: see differ, v.
 

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