English Explanatory Dictionary

Cochin China

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.
noun
  1. Synonym of Cochin (“type of domestic hen”).

Word forms

Cochin China Cochin-China Cochinchina Cauchin China Cochin Chinas

Etymology

From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony).

Synonyms

Cochin
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