[Ads-l] Antedating of "Vietnamese" (Adjective & Noun)

[Shapiro, Fred]

Vietnamese, adj. (OED 1947)

1946 Richmond News Leader 26 Mar. 14/1 (Newspapers.com)

He [Ho Chi Minh] said his position with the Viet Namese people and the extremist elements had been compromised ... thousands of Viet Namese protested French "insincerity."

Vietnamese, n. (OED 1947)

See above.

Fred Shapiro


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