| 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. |
| french indochina | |
noun | |
| the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |