- a region and former state of SW India: part of Kerala state since 1956
- a port in SW India, on the Malabar Coast: the first European settlement in India, founded by Vasco da Gama in 1502: shipbuilding, engineering. Pop: 596 473 (2001)Local official name: Kochi
- a large breed of domestic fowl, with dense plumage and feathered legs, that originated in Cochin China
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Cochin /ˈkəʊtʃɪn; ˈkɒtʃ-/ n
co•chin
(kō′chin, koch′in),USA pronunciation n.
Co•chin (kō′chin),USA pronunciation n.
- Animal Husbandryone of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
- short for Cochin-China fowl 1850–55
Co•chin (kō′chin),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa seaport in W Kerala, in SW India: first European fort in India, built by Portuguese 1503. 438,420.
- Place Namesa former state in SW India;
merged with Travancore 1949;
a part of Kerala state since 1956.
'Cochin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cochin China
- French Indochina
- Indochina
- Kerala
- Kochi
- Native States
- Travancore
- Caodaism
- Cochin-China
- Madras States
- Vietnam