Indochina

See also: indochina and Indo-China

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Indo- +‎ China, modelled after French Indochine. Name first proposed in the early 19th century by Scottish poet and orientalist John Leyden[1] and later first used in Précis de Géographie universelle by Conrad Malte-Brun.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/, /ˈɪndoʊ̯ˌt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/
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Proper noun

Indochina

  2. (dated) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.
    Synonym: Mainland Southeast Asia
  4. (historical) A former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina.

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Indo-China”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 18 March 2015 (last accessed), archived from the original on 9 March 2015

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.doˈʃĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.doˈʃi.na/
 

  • Hyphenation: In‧do‧chi‧na

Proper noun

Indochina f

  1. (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
  2. (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /indoˈt͡ʃina/ [ĩn̪.d̪oˈt͡ʃi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: In‧do‧chi‧na

Proper noun

Indochina f

  1. (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia)
  2. (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)
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