Phrase guide

Cochin China

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of Cochin (“type of domestic hen”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Cochin

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cochin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: domestic fowl, fowl, poultry

History

Etymology

From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 南圻 (Nánqí) — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 交趾支那 (Jiāozhǐ Zhīnà) — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Finnish: Kotšinkiina — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • French: Cochinchine — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Hawaiian: Kokinakina — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Japanese: コーチシナ (Kōchishina) — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Khmer: កូសាំងស៊ីន (kousangsiin) — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Khmer: កូសាំងចិន (kousangcən) — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Portuguese: Cochinchina — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Russian: Кохинхи́на (Koxinxína) — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Vietnamese: Nam Kì — historical region in Southeast Asia
  • Vietnamese: Giao Chỉ Chi Na — historical region in Southeast Asia