Indochina

== English == === Alternative forms === Indo-China === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪndoʊ̯ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/, /ˈɪndoʊ̯ˌt͡ʃaɪ̯nə/ === Proper noun === Indochina (dated) A peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia. Synonym: Mainland Southeast Asia (historical) A former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina. ==== Related terms ==== Indochinese ==== Translations ==== === References === == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: In‧do‧chi‧na === Proper noun === Indochina f (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia) (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /indoˈt͡ʃina/ [ĩn̪.d̪oˈt͡ʃi.na] Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: In‧do‧chi‧na === Proper noun === Indochina f (dated) Indochina (a peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia) (historical) Indochina (a former French colony in Southeast Asia comprising the peninsula containing Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos; in full, French Indochina)