Cochinchina
[ koh-chin-chahy-nuh, koch-in- ]
/ ˈkoʊ tʃɪnˈtʃaɪ nə, ˈkɒtʃ ɪn- /
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noun
a former state in south French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
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French Co·chin·chine [kaw-shan-sheen]. /kɔ ʃɛ̃ˈʃin/.
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Cochin China
noun
a former French colony of Indochina (1862–1948): now the part of Vietnam that lies south of Phan Thiet
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