Tonkin

[ ton-kin, tong- ]

noun

1. a former state in northern French Indochina, now part of Vietnam.
2. Gulf of Tonkin, an arm of the South China Sea, west of Hainan. 300 miles (485 km) long.

Tonkin

/ ˈtɒnˈkɪn; ˈtɒŋˈkɪŋ /

noun

1. a former state of N French Indochina (1883–1946), on the Gulf of Tonkin: forms the largest part of N Vietnam
2. Gulf of Tonkin
   Gulf of Tonkin an arm of the South China Sea, bordered by N Vietnam, the Leizhou Peninsula of SW China, and Hainan Island. Length: about 500 km (300 miles)

Example Sentences

“Because Eric Frein was arrested tonight, the children can go on and have Halloween tomorrow,” Tonkin noted.

From The Daily Beast

Tonkin said he expected Frein to be brought before a judge sometime on Friday, which happens to be Halloween.

From The Daily Beast

Think military advisors, the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and mission creep.

From The Daily Beast

Conspiracy theorists muttered about a Gulf of Tonkin situation where a naval incident could be a pretext for wider hostilities.

From The Daily Beast

His appeal had no immediate result, and he then prepared to return to Tonkin, but he received an order to go elsewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

He set sail again, but was driven ashore on the Island of Formosa and never reached Tonkin.

From Project Gutenberg

You have disapproved a small expedition to Tonkin and we are a little more serious than the Tonkinese.

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In the cup, Tonkin coffee is thought by French traders to compare favorably with Mocha.

From Project Gutenberg

From the mountain-tops which formed their original kingdom they have penetrated into Tonkin, Annam and the region of the lakes.

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