Meaning of Tonkin | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
   archaic
3. A former kingdom in northern Vietnam.
   historical
4. A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.
   historical
5. Ellipsis of the Gulf of Tonkin: a gulf in northern Vietnam.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
6. Ellipsis of Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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