# Cochin China

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.

## Etymology
From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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