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Tongking

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Tong•king  (tongking),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Tonkin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ton•kin  (tonkin, tong-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a former state in N French Indochina, now part of Vietnam.
  2. Gulf of, an arm of the South China Sea, W of Hainan. 300 mi. (485 km) long.
Also, Tongking, Ton•king (tonking, tong-)USA pronunciation.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Tonkin /ˈtɒnˈkɪn/, Tongking /ˈtɒŋˈkɪŋ/ n
  1. a former state of N French Indochina (1883–1946), on the Gulf of Tonkin: forms the largest part of N Vietnam
  2. Gulf of Tonkinan arm of the South China Sea, bordered by N Vietnam, the Leizhou Peninsula of SW China, and Hainan Island. Length: about 500 km (300 miles)
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