Tonkinese

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adjective

Ton·​kin·​ese ¦täŋkə¦nēz 

-ēs

variants or Tongkingese

-kiŋ¦ēz 

-ēs

: of or relating to Tonkin

Tonkinese

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noun

"

variants or Tongkingese

"

plural Tonkinese or Tongkingese

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: a native of Tonkin

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: a dialect of Vietnamese spoken in Tonkin

3

Tonkinese : any of a breed of short-haired cats developed in the U.S. by crossing the Siamese with the Burmese that have a brown, bluish gray, or beige body coat with darker points and blue-green eyes

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Tonkin, Tongking, northern part of Vietnam + English -ese

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Rhymes for Tonkinese

• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees
• artistes
• assamese