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Definition of French indochina
1. Noun. The French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Group relationships: Indochina, Indochinese Peninsula
Definition of French indochina
1. Proper noun. A former part of the French colonial empire in Indochina in southeast Asia, consisting of the current territories of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of French Indochina
Literary usage of French indochina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States and Vietnam 1787-1941 by Robert Hopkins Miller (1994)
"It is learnt that the Japanese Ambassador at Vichy has been instructed to present
to the French Government a demand for bases in french indochina. ..."
2. Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why by Earl H. Tilford, Jr. (1991)
"... in the long run, would not have changed the outcome of the french indochina
War.56 While planning for any American intervention focused on air power, ..."
3. Report by United States Board on Geographic Names, United States Geographic Board (1916)
"... French IndoChina. ... see Canton. twang tri; City, Anam, French IndoChina.
(Not Kuang tri, Kwang-tri- Kwang Tri, ..."