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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How to use Cochinchina in a sentence

He did travel to China and Australia while the story was unfolding.
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In 1957, the islands came under repeated shelling by Mainland--or as it was then called, “Red”-- China.
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The two islands are now tourist sites for visitors from Taiwan and mainland China.
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At least 70 percent of the children were adopted from overseas, including Russia, China, Ethiopia and Ukraine.
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The Communist Party of China gets a bad rap for cracking down on religion.
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Distance, the uncertain light, and imagination, magnified it to a high wall; high as the wall of China.
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I shipped for a voyage to Japan and China, and spent several more years trying to penetrate the forbidden fastnesses of Tibet.
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The ships from China do not come, and it is with their merchandise that our ships must go to Nueva Spaña.
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Black Sheep was sent to the drawing-room and charged into a solid tea-table laden with china.
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In former years, Korea had paid an annual tribute or tax to China, but for some time it had been held back by this king.
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British Dictionary definitions for Cochinchina

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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