Army of the Republic of Vietnam

army Noun

— The people and organisation, normally in a government, which fights wars. The army fought in Iraq. He joined the army when he was 19. — A large number of people working towards the same thing. It took an army of people to build that bridge.

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

republic Noun

— A republic is a country that has leaders elected that are by the people. Many have pointed out that the United States is a republic, not a pure democracy.

Vietnam

— noun a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945 — noun a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States