Tonkinese

Variant of Tonkin

Tonkin definition

Ton·kin (tän′kin, tän′kin′)

  1. historical region and former French protectorate in NE Indochina: the N part of Vietnam
  2. arm of the South China Sea between Hainan Island & the coasts of S China & N Vietnam

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