Gulf of Tong-King

A form of Gulf of Tonkin — 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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Meanings

proper nounthe Gulf of Tong-King
  1. alternativearchaicAlternative form of Gulf of Tonkin.

    The sailing-course beyond the Ganges to the "country of the Sinae", as stated, would very nearly reach the Gulf of Tong-King.

    1927, Wilfred H. Schoff translating Marcian of Heraclea as Periplus of the Outer Sea..., p. 49
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APA

Gulf of Tong-King. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Tong-King

MLA

“Gulf of Tong-King.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Tong-King. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gulf of Tong-King,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gulf%20of%20Tong-King.

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