thailand

Definition of Thailand in English :

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Noun

1. kingdom of thailand, siam, thailand

a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula

Example Sentences:
'Thailand is the official name of the former Siam'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thailand

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noun

1.

a kingdom in SE Asia, on the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand: united as a kingdom in 1350 and became a major SE Asian power; consists chiefly of a central plain around the Chao Phraya river system, mountains rising over 2400 m (8000 ft) in the northwest, and rainforest the length of the S peninsula. Parts of the SW coast suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Official language: Thai. Official religion: (Hinayana) Buddhist. Currency: baht. Capital: Bangkok. Pop: 69 037 513 (2017 est). Area: 513 998 sq km (198 455 sq miles)

. Former name (until 1939 and 1945–49): Siam

2. Gulf of Thailand

Thailand

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1.

country in Southeast Asia, on the Indochinese & Malay peninsulas: 198,114 sq mi (513,113 sq km); pop. 54,532,000; cap. Bangkok

abbrev. Thai

2.

Gulf ofarm of the South China Sea, between the Malay & Indochinese peninsulas

Thailand

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A country of southeast Asia on the Gulf of Thailand (formerly the Gulf of Siam), an arm of the South China Sea. Various Thai kingdoms were founded from the 13th century on, frequently coming into conflict with neighboring Burmese and Cambodian powers. Siam remained an absolute monarchy until 1932, when the king was compelled to accept a constitution, and the country was renamed Thailand in 1939. Thailand was occupied by the Japanese in World War II, and most of its numerous postwar governments were controlled by the military. Bangkok is the capital and the largest city.

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