Cochin China

See also: Cochinchina

English

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Etymology

From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was also a Portuguese colony).[1]

Proper noun

Cochin China

  1. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.

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Noun

Cochin China (plural Cochin Chinas)

  1. Synonym of Cochin (“type of domestic hen”)

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Cochin-china”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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