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gulf of tonkin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
gulf of -tonkin
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and South China.

Inflected Forms

the Gulf of Tonkin (canonical) Tonkin (alternative) Gulf of Tong-King (alternative) Tong-King (alternative)

Synonyms

Gulf of Beibu

Questions

What does gulf of tonkin mean?
A gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of northern Vietnam (Tonkin) and South China.

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