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PRONUNCIATION OF FRENCH INDOCHINA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRENCH INDOCHINA

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French Indochina is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRENCH INDOCHINA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

French Indochina

French Indochina

Flag Anthem "La Marseillaise" Green: French Indochina Dark gray: Other French possessions Darkest gray: French Republic Capital Saigon Hanoi Languages French, Vietnamese, Khmer, Lao and Chinese Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Catholicism Government Federation of French colonial possessions Governor-General List of Governors-General Historical era New Imperialism - Established 17 October 1887 - Addition of Laos 3 October 1893 - Independence of Vietnam 2 September 1945 - Independence of Laos 22 October 1953 - Independence of Cambodia 9 November 1953 - Independence of Vietnam 21 July 1954 Area - 1935 737,000 km² Population - 1935 est. 21,599,582 Density 29.3 /km² Currency French Indochinese piastre Today part of Cambodia China Laos Vietnam Indochina in 1891. 1. Panorama of Lac-Kaï. 2. Yun-nan, in the quay of Hanoi. 3.

Definition of French Indochina in the English dictionary

The definition of French Indochina in the dictionary is the territories of SE Asia that were colonized by France and held mostly until 1954: included Cochin China, Annam, and Tonkin, Cambodia, Laos, and Kuang-Chou Wan.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRENCH INDOCHINA

French franc
French fried potatoes
French fries
French Guiana
French Guianan
French Guianese
French Guinea
French heel
French horn
French India
French kiss
French knickers
French knot
French leave
French letter
French lilac
French loaf
French marigold
French Morocco
French mustard

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRENCH INDOCHINA

bone china
china
chinachina
crackle china
deus ex machina
Dresden china
eggshell china
Great Wall of China
Indochina
ironstone china
kachina
matachina
Nationalist China
People´s Republic of China
Republic of China
Shechina
tahina
tibouchina
trichina
Worcester china

Synonyms and antonyms of French Indochina in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «French Indochina» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRENCH INDOCHINA

Find out the translation of French Indochina to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of French Indochina from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «French Indochina» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

法属印度支那
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

francés Indochina
570 millions of speakers

English

French Indochina
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रेंच इंडोचीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهند الصينية الفرنسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Французский Индокитай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Indochina Francesa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফরাসি ইন্দোচীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Indochine française
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Indochina Perancis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Französisch-Indochina
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フランス領インドシナ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프랑스어 인도 차이나
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indochina Prancis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đông Dương thuộc Pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரெஞ்சு இந்தோசீனா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेंच इंडोचीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fransız Hindiba
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Indocina francese
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Indochiny Francuskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

французький Індокитай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

franceză Indochina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γαλλική Ινδοκίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Franse Indosjina
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Franska Indokina
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fransk Indokina
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of French Indochina

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH INDOCHINA»

The term «French Indochina» is regularly used and occupies the 92.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRENCH INDOCHINA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «French Indochina» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «French Indochina» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about French Indochina

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRENCH INDOCHINA»

Discover the use of French Indochina in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to French Indochina and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
France in Indochina: colonial encounters
Given the current scholarly interest in reassessing colonial attitudes and in francophone culture, this book fills an important gap by focusing upon the neglected French colonial discourses at the height of the French imperial encounter ...
Nicola Cooper, 2001
2
The French Indochina War 1946-54
FRENCH. INDOCHINA. IN. 1946-54. The states of Indochina - north Vietnam ( Bac Bo, or Tonkin), central Vietnam (Trung Bo, or Amiam), south Vietnam (Nam Bo, or Cochinchina), Cambodia and Laos - had been French colonies or ...
Martin Windrow, 2013
3
Imperial Heights: Dalat and the Making and Undoing of French ...
Making wonderful use of 'thick description,' Jennings brilliantly recreates the story of one small town to capture the varied and complex history of French colonialism and its afterlives in Southeast Asia.
Eric Thomas Jennings, 2011
4
The Struggle for Indochina, 1940-1955
He left no doubt that, in his mind at least, this was French Indochina that was struggling with the Japanese and that French Indochina it would remain. "By the trials of all and the blood of the soldiers at this moment a solemn pact is sealed ...
Ellen Joy Hammer, 1966
5
The French Navy in Indochina: Riverine and Coastal Forces, ...
The heart of the book, covering the periods 1946-50, 1951, and 1952, holds the story of the dinassauts' early development and their later expanded operations as well as the naval strategies employed.
Charles W. Koburger, 1991
6
World and Its Peoples: Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
French Indochina, the French colonial empire in southeastern Asia, included modern- day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Indochina was officially created in 1887 and dissolved in 1945, but the first French invasion of Vietnam in 1859 marked ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2007
7
The Suicide of an Elite: American Internationalists and Vietnam
71. Robequain, The Economic Development of French Indochina, 311. 72. Murray, The Development of Capitalism in Colonial Indochina, 182. 73. Hitoshi Fukuda, Irrigation in the World (Tokyo, 1976), 150-53; V. Thompson, French Indochina, ...
Patrick Lloyd Hatcher, 1990
8
The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans: ...
According to one existing version of the Japanese understanding, Japan and French Indochina would mount joint operations against the government of Chiang Kai-shek that would involve Japanese forces attacking Chinese territory from the ...
Arthur J. Dommen, 2002
9
Phantasmatic Indochina: French colonial ideology in ...
Exploring the resilience of French nostalgia for Indochina in books and movies, the author examines work by Malraux, Duras, and Claudel, and the films Indochine, The Lover, and Dien Bien Phu.
Panivong Norindr, 1996
10
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat ...
See also Anglo-French Declaration of London (1896); Annam; Battambang; British Interests in Southeast Asia; Cochin China; Colonialism; Da Nang ( Tourane); French Indochina; Germans (Germany); Imperialism; Lagree-Garnier Mekong ...
Keat Gin Ooi, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRENCH INDOCHINA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term French Indochina is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Building a legacy
French Indochina had been managed from Hanoi, but the French were gone indeed. We had to build everything new, but for me it was good.”. «The Phnom Penh Post, Jul 15»
2
Letter: Anti-war, 'pro-life' candidate will run
President Lyndon Johnson sent more and more troops to the French Indochina War (Vietnam), and President Barack Obama copied that by ... «Glens Falls Post-Star, Jul 15»
3
Vietnam's Communist Party Leader to Meet With Obama in …
Trong, 71, was born when the country was still called French Indochina and joined the Communist Party when Obama was only 6. Since 2011 ... «GovExec.com, Jul 15»
4
Hmong history presentation and discussion to be held
In her new book "Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom: The Quest for Legitimation in French Indochina, 1850–1960," Mai Na M. Lee, a University of ... «Wausau Daily Herald, Jul 15»
5
Welcome Home Bro: Into the jungle
In the tube was a roll of worthless French Indochina bills. I distributed the money to anyone who was interested. At last we found where the trail ... «Milton Daily Standard, Jul 15»
6
No domino effect despite losing Vietnam War
Vietnam was part of French Indochina, and was colonized by the French in 1801. The Vietnamese rebels under national hero Ho Chi Minh, ... «The Intelligencer, Jun 15»
7
Generations stillhealing, despitedecades since war
U.S. merchant ships were being used as early as 1945 to carry French troops to protect their interests in French Indochina — a move merchant ... «Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Jun 15»
8
Heritage Auctions Announces Hong Kong Expansion
... the following countries: Bhutan, British North Borneo, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, China, French Cochinchina, French Indochina, Hong Kong, ... «CoinWeek, Jun 15»
9
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombs — 70 Years On
The Japanese government's reckless decision to invade China in 1937, occupy French Indochina in 1940, and attack the United States as well ... «War on the Rocks, Jun 15»
10
Thief or Anti-Colonial Agitator: Who Is Andre Malraux?
A new book explains how Andre Malraux became a human rights activist in French Indochina after failing as a thief. PhotoDiplomat. By Poppy ... «The Diplomat, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. French Indochina [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/french-indochina>. Apr 2024 ».
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