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Cochin China

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Cochin China 1
A region of southern Indochina including the rich delta area of the Mekong River. Originally a part of the Khmer Empire, it fell to the Annamese in the 18th century and to the French in the 19th century. The region forms the southern part of present-day Vietnam.
Cochin China 2
n.
A large domestic fowl of a breed developed in Asia, having thickly feathered legs. Also called Cochin2, Shanghai2.
[After Cochin China1.]
Cochin China
n
(Placename) a former French colony of Indochina (1862-1948): now the part of Vietnam that lies south of Phan Thiet
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Noun1.Cochin Chinacochin china - Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
cochin
domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl


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In 1887, it combines Cochin China, northern Vietnam (called Tonkin), central Vietnam (Annam), and Cambodia to form the Indochinese Union.
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Burchard had been doing missionary work in Asia Minor or Cochin China.
Shifting allegiance by Prendergast, William B. / Commonweal
Sar Desai provides only a sketchy account of the French role in Cochin China, which began with Jesuit missionaries in 1615 and concluded in 1887 with the annexation of the Indochina Union under a French governor in Hanoi.
Vietnam: The Struggle for National Identity by Ellis, Joseph / Pacific Affairs
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