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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To turn over responsibility for (military operations, for example) to the South Vietnamese.
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Examples
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In fact, when President Nixon finally decided that it was time to -- so-called Vietnamize the war, it was because his poll numbers looked a lot like George Bush's.
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Analysis: Bush wants to 'Vietnamize' Iraq
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Analysis: Bush wants to 'Vietnamize' Iraq 2005
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In April 1969, Steve Crocker, one year out of UCLA, wrote a "request for comment" that received no attention in a week that included the decision to "Vietnamize" the conflict in
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In April 1969, Steve Crocker, one year out of UCLA, wrote a "request for comment" that received no attention in a week that included the decision to "Vietnamize" the conflict in
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Ngo Dinh Diem, there was a policy to "Vietnamize" them, sometimes forcibly relocating them and giving their land to ethnic Vietnamese.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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In something on an irony given that Diem had ordered, in 1956, that Chinese residents, proud of their heritage, "Vietnamize", a Chinese merchant, in the ethnic Cholon district, gave them refuge.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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"Vietnamize", including changing their names to a Vietnamese form.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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In something on an irony given that Diem had ordered, in 1956, that Chinese residents, proud of their heritage, "Vietnamize", a Chinese merchant, in the ethnic Cholon district, gave them refuge.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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The US took no concerted action until the summer of 1970, when a major incursion wrecked the enemy infrastructure and made it easier for the U.S. to "Vietnamize" the war.
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In something on an irony given that Diem had ordered, in 1956, that Chinese residents, proud of their heritage, "Vietnamize", a Chinese merchant, in the ethnic Cholon district, gave them refuge.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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