"Cochin China" meaning in English

See Cochin China in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|Cochin-China}} French Cochin-China, {{der|en|pt|-}} Portuguese Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Cochin China
  1. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia. Tags: historical Hyponyms: Champa Translations (historical region in Southeast Asia): 南圻 (Nánqí) (Chinese Mandarin), 交趾支那 (Jiāozhǐ Zhīnà) (Chinese Mandarin), Kotšinkiina (Finnish), Cochinchine [feminine] (French), Kokinakina (Hawaiian), コーチシナ (Kōchishina) (Japanese), កូសាំងស៊ីន (kousangsiin) (Khmer), កូសាំងចិន (kousangcən) (Khmer), Cochinchina (Portuguese), Кохинхи́на (Koxinxína) [feminine] (Russian), Nam Kì (Vietnamese), Giao Chỉ Chi Na (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Cochin_China-en-name-QP6UY9GM

Noun

Forms: Cochin Chinas [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|Cochin-China}} French Cochin-China, {{der|en|pt|-}} Portuguese Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} Cochin China (plural Cochin Chinas)
  1. Synonym of Cochin (“type of domestic hen”) Synonyms: Cochin [synonym, synonym-of], Cochin-China, Cochinchina, Cauchin China [obsolete]
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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