dien bien phu

Noun
  1. The French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days;
    Ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954 (synset 101280033)
    domain region: annam, socialist republic of vietnam, viet nam, vietnam - a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
    is an instance of: beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege - the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

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