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Dien Bien Phu
DEFINITIONS OF:
Dien Bien Phu
1
n
the French military base fell after a siege by Vietnam troops that lasted 56 days; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954
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beleaguering
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besieging
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military blockade
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siege
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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