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indochina

In·do·chi·na
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-doh-chahy-nuh]
    • /ˈɪn doʊˈtʃaɪ nə/
    • /ɪndəʊˈʧaɪnə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-doh-chahy-nuh]
    • /ˈɪn doʊˈtʃaɪ nə/

Definitions of indochina word

  • noun indochina a peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, W Malaysia, and Burma (Myanmar). 1
  • noun indochina a peninsula in SE Asia, between India and China: consists of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia 0
  • noun indochina the former French colonial possessions of Cochin China, Annam, Tonkin, Laos, and Cambodia 0
  • noun indochina large peninsula south of China, including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, & the Malay Peninsula 0
  • noun indochina E part of this peninsula, formerly under French control, consisting of Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnam 0
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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  • french indochina

    an area in SE Asia, formerly a French colonial federation including Cochin-China, the protectorates of Annam, Cambodia, Tonkin, and Laos, and the leased territory of Kwangchowan: now comprising the three independent states of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Capital: Hanoi.

  • indochinese

    of or relating to Indochina or its inhabitants.

  • boat people

    Boat people are people who escape from their country in small boats to travel to another country in the hope that they will be able to live there.

  • cambodia

    a country in SE Asia: became part of French Indochina in 1887; achieved self-government in 1949 and independence in 1953; civil war (1970–74) ended in victory for the Khmer Rouge, who renamed the country Kampuchea (1975) and carried out extreme-radical political and economic reforms resulting in a considerable reduction of the population; Vietnamese forces ousted the Khmer Rouge in 1979 and set up a pro-Vietnamese government who reverted (1981) to the name Cambodia; after Vietnamese withdrawal in 1989 a peace settlement with exiled factions was followed in 1993 by the adoption of a democratic monarchist constitution restoring Prince Sihanouk to the throne. The country contains the central plains of the Mekong River and the Cardamom Mountains in the SW. Official language: Khmer; French is also widely spoken. Currency: riel. Capital: Phnom Penh. Pop: 15 205 539 (2013 est). Area: 181 000 sq km (69 895 sq miles)

  • dien bien phu

    a town in NW Vietnam: site of defeat of French forces by Vietminh 1954, bringing to an end the French rule of Indochina.

  • farther india

    a peninsula in SE Asia, between India and China: consists of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia
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