Cochinchina — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Timbuktu name A historic city in Mali, once a major centre of trade and Islamic scholarship.
Senses
Cochinchina is used for these senses in English:
- Cochin China (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.
- Timbuktu (figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.
- Tuktoyaktuk (Canada, figurative) Any proverbially distant or remote place.
Timbuktu — full definition
- name A historic city in Mali, once a major centre of trade and Islamic scholarship.
- name Used figuratively for any extremely remote or hard-to-reach place.