"Tonkin" meaning in French

See Tonkin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tɔ̃.kɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Charpennes-Tonkin.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Tonkin.wav [France, Paris] Forms: Tonking [alternative, obsolete]
Etymology: From Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a former name for Hanoi. Also see Pékin (“Beijing”) and Nankin (“Nanjing”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|vi|Đông Kinh}} Vietnamese Đông Kinh Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Tonkin m
  1. (history) the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-fr-name-AWb7KxNd Categories (other): History, French undefined derivations, History of Asia, History of France Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 67 33 Disambiguation of History of Asia: 67 33 Disambiguation of History of France: 69 31 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  2. a gulf in northern Vietnam: the Gulf of Tonkin Tags: masculine Categories (place): Places in Vietnam Derived forms: golfe du Tonkin, haricot du Tonkin, Tonkinois, tonkinois Related terms: Annam, Cochinchine
    Sense id: en-Tonkin-fr-name-kqRvL506 Categories (other): Gulfs, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Seas Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 2 2 3 24 24 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 1 1 2 26 27 2 28 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Seas: 6 94

Alternative forms

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