Tonkinese

adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Tonkin. in-plural

    "The Occidental who lives in that splendid house on the Phù-Cam is married to a Tonkinese. It's more than ten years ago he brought her here. He has never had any second wives. He gave his father-in-law a teakwood coffin."

  2. 2
    A domestic cat of a breed that is a cross between the Siamese and Burmese. countable

    "Do not consider bringing home a Tonkinese unless you have time in your life for games[…]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Tonkin, the northern part of Vietnam. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The language of Tonkin; northern Vietnamese.

Synonyms

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tonktonk

Example

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"The Occidental who lives in that splendid house on the Phù-Cam is married to a Tonkinese. It's more than ten years ago he brought her here. He has never had any second wives. He gave his father-in-law a teakwood coffin."

Etymology

From Tonkin + -ese.

Related phrases

domestic cat

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