Knowra Indochina Indochina Indochina is a mainland Southeast Asian peninsula commonly comprising Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar. The term also has narrower historical and political uses.
French Indochina : A French colonial federation in mainland Southeast Asia, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. This narrower colonial entity gave Indochina much of its political meaning.
Mainland Southeast Asia : The continental part of Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Indochina is commonly used for much of this mainland region.
Vietnam : A country on the eastern side of mainland Southeast Asia, bordering China, Laos, and Cambodia. Vietnam is central to both broad regional usage and French Indochina.
Southeast Asian Massif : A mountainous zone spanning parts of mainland Southeast Asia and southern China, defined by upland geography. This upland framework cuts across the peninsula’s usual national grouping.
Indochina War : The 1946–1954 conflict in which Vietnamese forces fought France for independence. The war made the colonial meaning of Indochina globally prominent.
Southeast Asia : A world region between the Indian subcontinent, China, and the Pacific and Indian oceans. This broader region includes both Indochina and the maritime archipelagos.
Laos : A landlocked country in mainland Southeast Asia between Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, and China. Laos belongs to the peninsula and was part of French Indochina.
Greater Mekong Subregion : A development-planning region linking countries and areas in the Mekong River basin. It groups parts of Indochina by river basin rather than by the peninsula label.
Second Indochina War : A name for the Vietnam War and related conflicts in Laos and Cambodia. The term was extended to conflicts across the former French colonial territories.
Indochinese Peninsula : The mainland Southeast Asian peninsula extending south between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea. This geographic name closely overlaps with the broad modern use of Indochina.
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