Indochina

Indochina 1886

Indochina: Dark green: always included, Light green: usually included, Red: sometimes included.
Indochinese Region (biology): Dark and Light green.

The Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory to bordering countries.^{[citation needed]} The term Indochina is also used in biogeography for the Indochinese Region, a major biogeographical region within the Indomalaya ecozone.

Geography

In a strict sense, Indochina comprises the territory of the former French Indochina:

• Cambodia
• Laos
• Vietnam

However, in a wider sense, the cultural region is better described as Mainland Southeast Asia in which sense it also includes:

• Burma (also Myanmar—part of British India until 1937)
• Thailand (formerly Siam)
• And, sometimes, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (also considered part of Maritime Southeast Asia if the Johor-Singapore Causeway is not taken into account)

Biogeography

The Indochinese Region is a major biogeographical region in the Indomalaya ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom. It includes the native flora and fauna of all the countries above. The adjacent Malesian Region covers the Maritime Southeast Asian countries, and straddles the Indomalaya and Australasian ecozones.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Indochina or Flora of Indochinese Region

• ASEAN
• East Indies
• French Indochina
• Malay Peninsula
• Maritime Southeast Asia
• Indochina War
• Indochina Time UTC+7
• Serindia
• Zomia (geography)
• Indochina Forum

References

• History of the mountain people of southern Indochina up to 1945 (Bernard Bourotte, i.e. Jacques Méry, U.S. Agency for International Development, 195?

This Asia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Geography of Southeast Asia Peninsulas of Asia Regions of Asia Flora of Indochina Indomalaya Paleotropical flora Floristic provinces Asia stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac French Indochina Look at other dictionaries: Indochina — 1886 Der Begriff Indochina wurde erstmals von dem dänisch französischen Geographen Conrad Malte Brun (auch Malthe Konrad Bruun; 1775–1826) in seinem 1810 in Paris erschienenen Werk „Précis de la Géographie Universelle“ verwendet. Damit sollte der …   Deutsch Wikipedia Indochina — Indochina, s. Französisch Indochina …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Indochina — 1886, from Indo , comb. form of Gk. Indos India + CHINA (Cf. China). Name proposed early 19c. by Scottish poet and orientalist John Leyden, who lived and worked in India from 1803 till his death at 35 in 1811 …   Etymology dictionary Indochina — [in′dō chī′nə] 1. large peninsula south of China, including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, & the Malay Peninsula 2. E part of this peninsula, formerly under French control, consisting of Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnam …   English World dictionary Indochina — En este artículo se detectaron los siguientes problemas: Carece de fuentes o referencias que aparezcan en una fuente acreditada. La veracidad de su información está discutida. Requiere una revisión ortográfica y gramatical. P …   Wikipedia Español Indochina — /in doh chuy neuh/, n. a peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, W Malaysia, and Burma (Myanmar). Also called Farther India. Cf. French Indochina. * * * or Indochinese …   Universalium Indochina —    Derived from Indochine française, a common label for French territories in Southeast Asia, Indochina included present day Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. French interest in the region dated to the establishment of the Compagnie de Chine in 1660.… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914 Indochina — Se denomina Indochina a la península ubicada al sur del continente asiático, situada entre la India y China. Actualmente esta formada por Camboya, Vietnam y Laos, Birmania, Myanmar y Tailandia. Esta ubicada aproximadamente entre los 25º de… …   Enciclopedia Universal Indochina — In|do|chi|na; s: (die heutigen Staaten Vietnam, Laos u. Kambodscha umfassendes) ehemaliges französisches Kolonialgebiet in Südostasien. * * * Ịndochina,   Französisch Ịndochina, die im Zuge der französischen Kolonialexpansion in Asien 1887… …   Universal-Lexikon Indochina — In|do|chi|na a name given in the past to part of southeast Asia by Europeans. During the 19th century, Indochina included Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Laos, but in the 20th century Indochina came to mean the countries ruled …   Dictionary of contemporary English 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”