Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 6 votes)Rate this definition: et al., et al, et alii, et aliae, et alia(adverb) and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)
The 17th parallel division between North and South Vietnam was the  result of a Chinese proposal at the Geneva Conference of 1954 which  ended the French war in Vietnam. Chi â¦ na did not want a strong,  unified Vietnam on its southern border and easily convinced the  great powers to go along with their proposal.
1 The Vietnam War was the longest war in which the United States took part. 2  The Vietnam War began in 1957 and ended in 1975. 3  Vietnam was separated into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. 4  North Vietnam was communist, and they wanted to end U.S. support of South Vietnam. Vietnam is a small country in Southeast Asia. 2  The Vietnam War was the longest war in which the United States took part. 3  The Vietnam War began in 1957 and ended in 1975. 4  Vietnam was separated into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.