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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Thai•land (tī′land′, -lənd),USA pronunciation n. - Place NamesFormerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 59,450,818;
198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Cap.: Bangkok. - Place Names Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of Thailand.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Thailand /ˈtaɪˌlænd/ n - 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: 63 465 000 (2004 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 Indochina
Former name: Gulf of Siam
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