Thailand

[ tahy-land, -luhnd ]

/ ˈtaɪˌlænd, -lənd /

noun

Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok.

Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of Thailand.

Words nearby Thailand

Thackeray, Thaddeus, Thadentsonyane, thae, Thai, Thailand, Thaïs, Thai stick, Thakur, thalamencephalon, thalamium

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Example sentences from the Web for Thailand

Kanchanaburi, Thailand — At the Kanchanaburi train station each morning, the same ritual unfolds.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thailand has had a lousy track record with functioning democracy for many decades.
‘The Hunger Games’ Stars Silent on Thai Protesters|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eunmi, now 23, had made it into South Korea through China and Thailand.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State|Lizzie Crocker|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She worked with wildlife as a volunteer in Peru and the Galapagos; she worked with elephants in Thailand, at a zoo in Australia.
Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth|Christopher Dickey|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

That number is about the population of small towns like Phuket in Thailand or Danbury in Connecticut: no small achievement, that.
Kailash Satyarthi, Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner, Is Fighting India's Child Slavery Epidemic|Dilip D’Souza|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Somebody in Thailand, if he was in Thailand wouldn't be of much danger in Dallas.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A guided tour includes authentic Japanese garden and teak pavilion from Thailand.
Oahu Traveler's guide|Bill Gleasner

British Dictionary definitions for Thailand

Thailand

/ (ˈtaɪˌlænd) /

noun

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: 67 448 120 (2013 est). Area: 513 998 sq km (198 455 sq miles)Former name (until 1939 and 1945–49): Siam

Gulf of Thailand an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and IndochinaFormer name: Gulf of Siam

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

Cultural definitions for Thailand

Thailand

[ (teye-land) ]

Constitutional monarchy in southern Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma to the west and northwest, Laos to the north and east, Cambodia to the southeast, and the Gulf of Siam (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Malaysia to the south. Its capital and largest city is Bangkok.

notes for Thailand

Thailand was formerly called Siam.

notes for Thailand

Strongly supported the United States during the Vietnam War, Thailand was the site of American air bases until 1976, when relations with the United States deteriorated.

notes for Thailand

During the early 1990s, its economy became one of the strongest in Asia, but it experienced a sharp downturn in the mid-1990s.

单词	thailand
释义	Thailand [ tahy-land, -luhnd ] / ˈtaɪˌlænd, -lənd / noun Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Capital: Bangkok. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of Thailand. Words nearby Thailand Thackeray, Thaddeus, Thadentsonyane, thae, Thai, Thailand, Thaïs, Thai stick, Thakur, thalamencephalon, thalamium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Thailand Kanchanaburi, Thailand — At the Kanchanaburi train station each morning, the same ritual unfolds. Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway\|Liza Foreman\|December 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Thailand has had a lousy track record with functioning democracy for many decades. ‘The Hunger Games’ Stars Silent on Thai Protesters\|Asawin Suebsaeng\|November 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Eunmi, now 23, had made it into South Korea through China and Thailand. How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State\|Lizzie Crocker\|October 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST She worked with wildlife as a volunteer in Peru and the Galapagos; she worked with elephants in Thailand, at a zoo in Australia. Let’s Free Stacey Addison, The Oregon Woman Jailed at the Ends of the Earth\|Christopher Dickey\|October 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST That number is about the population of small towns like Phuket in Thailand or Danbury in Connecticut: no small achievement, that. Kailash Satyarthi, Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner, Is Fighting India's Child Slavery Epidemic\|Dilip D’Souza\|October 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Somebody in Thailand, if he was in Thailand wouldn't be of much danger in Dallas. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy A guided tour includes authentic Japanese garden and teak pavilion from Thailand. Oahu Traveler's guide\|Bill Gleasner British Dictionary definitions for Thailand Thailand / (ˈtaɪˌlænd) / noun 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: 67 448 120 (2013 est). Area: 513 998 sq km (198 455 sq miles)Former name (until 1939 and 1945–49): Siam Gulf of Thailand an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and IndochinaFormer name: Gulf of Siam 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 Cultural definitions for Thailand Thailand [ (teye-land) ] Constitutional monarchy in southern Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma to the west and northwest, Laos to the north and east, Cambodia to the southeast, and the Gulf of Siam (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Malaysia to the south. Its capital and largest city is Bangkok. notes for Thailand Thailand was formerly called Siam. notes for Thailand Strongly supported the United States during the Vietnam War, Thailand was the site of American air bases until 1976, when relations with the United States deteriorated. notes for Thailand During the early 1990s, its economy became one of the strongest in Asia, but it experienced a sharp downturn in the mid-1990s. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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