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Definition of: Annamese
(an′ə mēz′, -mēs′) noun plural An·na·mese
1. A native or inhabitant of Annam, or the people of Annam collectively.
2. The language of Annam, including the Tonkinese and Cochin Chinese dialects: a member of the Mon-Khmer subfamily of the Austro-Asiatic family of languages. Also spelled Anamese.
—adjective
1. Of Annam.
2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Annam, their language, or their culture.
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