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Definition of tonkin:

(n) : (historical) A former kingdom in northern Vietnam.
(n) : (historical) A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.
(n) : (archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
(n) : A surname transferred from the given name.
(n) : Ellipsis of the Gulf of Tonkin: a gulf in northern Vietnam.
(n) : Ellipsis of Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War.

Definition of tonkin:

(n) : (historical) A former kingdom in northern Vietnam.
(n) : (historical) A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.
(n) : (archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
(n) : A surname transferred from the given name.
(n) : Ellipsis of the Gulf of Tonkin: a gulf in northern Vietnam.
(n) : Ellipsis of Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War.

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