Cochin China

Etymology
From ; from a corruption of, + , distinguishing it from the Indian town of  (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony).

Proper noun

 * 1)  A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.

Usage notes

 * Sometimes used to refer to the whole of Vietnam, but more commonly the region south of the, which was ruled by the and then the  before being conquered in 1862 and annexed by the French.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Finnish: Kotšinkiina
 * French:
 * Hawaiian: Kokinakina
 * Khmer: កូសាំងស៊ីន, កូសាំងចិន
 * Portuguese: Cochinchina
 * Russian:
 * Vietnamese:, Giao Chỉ Chi Na