Tonkin
[ ton-kin, tong- ]
noun
a former state in northern French Indochina, now part of Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin, an arm of the South China Sea, west of Hainan. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- Also Tong·king [tong-king], /ˈtɒŋˈkɪŋ/, Ton·king [ton-king, tong-] /ˈtɒnˈkɪŋ, ˈtɒŋ-/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for Tonkin
Tonkin
Tongking (ˈtɒŋˈkɪŋ)
/ (ˈtɒnˈkɪn) /
noun
a former state of N French Indochina (1883–1946), on the Gulf of Tonkin: forms the largest part of N Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin an arm of the South China Sea, bordered by N Vietnam, the Leizhou Peninsula of SW China, and Hainan Island. Length: about 500 km (300 miles)
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