Cochin-China
[ koh-chin-chahy-nuh, koch-in- ]
/ ˈkoʊ tʃɪnˈtʃaɪ nə, ˈkɒtʃ ɪn- /
noun
a former state in S French Indochina: now part of Vietnam.
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French Co·chin·chine [kaw-shan-sheen] /kɔ ʃɛ̃ˈʃin/.
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British Dictionary definitions for cochin china
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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Word Origin and History for cochin china
Cochin-china
old name of a region and French colony in southern Vietnam, from French Cochin-China, from Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, of uncertain meaning; the China added to distinguish it from the town and port of Cochin in southwest India, the name of which is Tamil, perhaps from koncham "little," in reference to the river there.
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