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Tunquin

Tunquin is the alternative form of Tonkin.

Meaning of Tonkin

Proper noun (1)

Tonkin (plural Tonkins)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun (2)

Tonkin

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
    Synonyms:
    Hanoi
  2. (historical) A former domain in northern Vietnam.
    Synonyms:
    Đàng Ngoài
  3. (historical) A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.
    Synonyms:
    Bắc Kỳ

Questions about Tunquin

What is Tunquin the alternative form of?
Tunquin is the alternative form of Tonkin.

Words near Tunquin in the dictionary

  1. tunny
  2. tunnyfish
  3. tunnyfishes
  4. tuno
  5. tunob
  6. Tunquin
  7. tuns
  8. tunsful
  9. Tunstall
  10. Tunstalls
  11. Tunstead

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tunquin (page history and authors); Tonkin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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