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Cochin-China

Cochin-China is the alternative form of Cochin China.

Meaning of Cochin China

Proper noun

Cochin China

  1. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context
    • In their arrangements for the future government of this extensive country, it was determined that Yinyac should possess the two divisions of Chang and Don-nai; Long-niang, that of Huè, bordering on Tonquin; and the youngest brother was to be high-priest of all Cochin China.1824, John White, A Voyage to Cochin China, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, page 88
  2. (historical) Đại Việt (16th century)
  3. (historical) Đàng Trong (17th and 18th centuries)
  4. (historical) Việt Nam (19th century)
  5. (historical) Nam Kỳ (1862–1949)

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Questions about Cochin-China

What is Cochin-China the alternative form of?
Cochin-China is the alternative form of Cochin China.

Words near Cochin-China in the dictionary

  1. Cochin fowl
  2. Cochin fowls
  3. Cochin ginger
  4. Cochin leg
  5. Cochin legs
  6. Cochin-China
  7. Cochin-Chinese
  8. Cochinchina
  9. cochinchinenene
  10. cochinchinenenes
  11. Cochinchinese

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