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Cochinchina
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Cochin China Conchinchina
English
en:
Proper noun
en historical region contregion/Indochina Cochin China; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context:
Đại Việt (16th century)
Đàng Trong (17th and 18th centuries)
Việt Nam (19th century)
Nam Kỳ (1862–1949)
Derived terms
en Cochinchinese
Portuguese
pt:
Etymology
From pt Cochim + pt China, to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin. Compare es Cochinchina and es Conchinchina placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place.
Pronunciation
pt Co chin chi na
Proper noun
f
pt historical region contregion/Indochina Cochin China
Timbuktu placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place
pt placeholder terms
Spanish
es:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
es historical region contregion/Indochina Cochin China
See also
es Conchinchina