Definitions for tonkinˈtɒnˈkɪn, ˈtɒŋ-
ADVERTISEMENT
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ton•kinˈtɒnˈkɪn, ˈtɒŋ-(n.)
also Tongking
a former state in N French Indochina, now part of Vietnam.
Category: Geography (places)
Gulf of, an arm of the South China Sea, W of Hainan. 300 mi. (485 km) long.
Category: Geography (places)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"tonkin." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/tonkin>.