NOUN | act | Dien Bien Phu | the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops / troops that lasted 56 days |
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Meaning | The French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops / troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954. | |
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Instance of | siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
Region | Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam | A communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea |
Spanish | Dien Bien Phu | |
Catalan | Dien Bien Phu |
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