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Meaning of Tonquin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Variante orthographique de Tonkin.

Equivalents

Français Tonquin

Examples

“Therefore in hopes to defray ſome of the Charges he muſt be at, he bought a Sloop, loaded it with ſeveral ſorts of Goods, wherewith the Tinquineſe uſually trade to the neighbouring Iſlands, and putting fourteen Men on board, whereof three were of the Country, he appointed me Maſter of the Sloop, and gave me power to traffick for two Months, while he tranſacted his Affairs at Tonquin.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

tonquin bean Tonra Tons Tonsåsen Tonsil tonsil hockey

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