TONKINESE


Meaning of TONKINESE in English

I. |täŋkə|nēz, -ēs adjective

or tong·king·ese -kiŋ|ēz, -ēs

Usage: usually capitalized

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

: of or relating to Tonkin

II. noun

or tongkingese “

( plural tonkinese or tongkingese )

1. capitalized : a native of Tonkin

2. usually capitalized : a dialect of Vietnamese spoken in Tonkin

III. noun

( plural tonkinese )

Usage: usually capitalized

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

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