Definitions for Annamese

Annamese An·na·mese

Spelling: [an-uh-meez, -mees]
IPA: /ˌæn əˈmiz, -ˈmis/

Annamese is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in Annamese (aaeemnns).

Definitions for Annamese

noun

  1. a native of Annam.
  2. former name of the language Vietnamese.

adjective

  1. of or relating to Annam, its people, or their language.

Origin of Annamese

First recorded in 1820-30; Annam + -ese

Examples for Annamese

It gives the Chinese characters with their pronunciation in Chinese and Annamese.

They are taller, more muscular, and more supple than the Annamese.

Annamese Buddhism is only a colourless copy of Chinese Foism and has no great hold of the people.

The Annamese mandarin must be acquainted with Chinese, since he writes in Chinese characters.

The Annamese people, fifteen to seventeen millions strong at the present time, is the outcome of numerous interminglings.

In spite of these complex interminglings the Annamese type is very uniform (Harmand).

The men are taller and more muscular than the Siamese and Annamese, while the women are small and inclined to stoutness.

Like the Annamese, they have attained a certain degree of civilisation, mainly due to the influence of India.

Though fond of ease the Annamese are more industrious than the neighbouring peoples.

He tells us that, among the Annamese, 'no girl who is twelve years old and has a brother is a virgin' (p. 292).

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