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Tonkinese

/ ˌtɒŋkɪŋˈiːz; ˌtɒnkɪnˈiːz /

noun

  1. a breed of medium-sized cat with almond-shaped aqua-coloured eyes and a soft silky coat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

A six-year-old Tonkinese cat in Hamilton, New Zealand has been bringing home underwear—60 men’s socks and about a dozen briefs—presumably during nightly prowls.

From Time

In two months, six-year-old Tonkinese cat Brigit from Hamilton city brought back 11 pairs of underpants and more than 50 socks.

From BBC

There are 70 of us on the Tonkinese group but it became much bigger than that.

From BBC

But then a group of fellow Tonkinese cat owners on Facebook said they would like to donate money towards Barny's operation, and said they wanted to use a third party site to do so.

From BBC

She was a huge animal lover so I decided to buy her a cat, a beautiful Tonkinese that cost me about $900.

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