Indochina
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Indochina
- /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/
- /ˈɪndoʊ̯ˌt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/
Rhymes with -aɪnə
Where it comes from
From Indo- + China, modelled after French Indochine. Name first proposed in the early 19th century by Scottish poet and orientalist John Leyden and later first used in Précis de Géographie universelle by Conrad Malte-Brun.
proper noun Indo-China
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A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.
Similar: Mainland Southeast Asia
- A former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina.
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name part of Southeast Asia
| Español | Indochina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인도차이나 Indochaina, 인도지나반도 Indojinabando |
| 日本語 | 印度支那 Indoshina |
| 中文 | 中南半島 /中南半岛 Zhōngnán bàndǎo, 印度支那 Yìndù-Zhīnà, 中印半島 /中印半岛 Zhōng-Yìn bàndǎo, 印支 Yìn-Zhī |
| हिन्दी | हिन्दचीन hindcīn |
| Português | Indochina |
| Français | Indochine |
| Deutsch | Indochina |
| Italiano | Indocina |
| Ελληνικά | Ινδοκίνα Indokína |
| Română | Indochina |
| Русский | Индокита́й Indokitáj |
| Tiếng Việt | Đông Dương, bán đảo Đông Dương, bán đảo Ấn–Trung, bán đảo Hoa–Ấn |
| العربية | اَلْهِنْد اَلصِّينِيَّة al-hind aṣ-ṣīniyya |
| עברית | הודו־סין |
Talk about this word "Indochina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/indochina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Indochina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/indochina "Indochina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/indochina.Cite this
@misc{indochina_2026,
title = {Indochina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indochina},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
