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In⋅do⋅chi⋅na

[in-doh-chahy-nuh]
–noun
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).
Also called Farther India.
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Indochina

Region in Southeast Asia, including Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Note: The French colonies of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were organized as French Indochina.
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Word Origin & History

Indochina 
1886, from Indo-, comb. form of Gk. Indos "India" + China.
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