indo-chinese

indo-chinese
adj. & n.
—adj. of or relating to Indo-China in SE Asia.
—n. a native of Indo-China; a person of Indo-Chinese descent.

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I. \\“+\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized I&C
Etymology: Indochina, region in southeastern Asia + English -ese
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Indochina — usually used of the countries Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam comprised in the former French Indochina but sometimes of the region comprising all the countries of southeastern Asia: Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Indo-Chinese especially of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
2. [ind- (I) + chinese] : of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting the Tibeto-Burman, Thai, Chinese, and various neighboring languages
3. [ind- (I) + chinese] : burmo-chinese
II. noun
Usage: capitalized I&C
1. : a native or inhabitant of Indochina — usually used of the people of the countries Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam comprised in the former French Indochina but sometimes of the peoples of southeastern Asia including also those of Burma, Malaya, and Thailand
2. : an assumed family of languages comprehending Tibeto-Burman, Thai, Chinese, and various neighboring groups

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Indo-Chinese /in-dō-chī-nēzˈ/
adjective
Of or relating to Indo-China, the south-eastern peninsula of Asia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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