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Thailand

Thai·land

(tī′lănd′, -lənd) Formerly Si·am (sī-ăm′)

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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Thailand

(ˈtaɪˌlænd)

1. (Placename) 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

2. (Placename) 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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Thai•land

(ˈtaɪˌlænd, -lənd)

n.

1. Formerly, Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia. 60,609,046; 198,115 sq. mi. (513,115 sq. km).Cap.: Bangkok.

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

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Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam"

Kingdom of Thailand, Siam

Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia

ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism

Indochina, Indochinese peninsula - a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam

Malay Peninsula - a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar

Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung Thep - the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture

Chao Phraya - a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand

Mekong, Mekong River - an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea

Nan River, Nan - a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya

Ping, Ping River - a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

Tai, Thai, Siamese - a native or inhabitant of Thailand

Translations

تَايْلانْد

Тайланд

Thajsko

Thailand

Thailand

Ταϊλάνδη

Tajlando

Tailandia

Tai

Thaimaa

Thaïlande

Tajland

Thaiföld

Taíland

Tailandia thailandese Thailandia

タイ

태국

Tajska

Thailand

ประเทศไทย

Tayland

nước Thái Lan

泰国

Thailand

[ˈtaɪlænd] N → Tailandia f

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Thailand

[ˈtaɪlænd] n → Thaïlande f

Thailand

n → Thailand nt

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Thailand

[ˈtaɪˌlænd] n → la Tailandia

Thailand

→ تَايْلانْد Thajsko Thailand Thailand Ταϊλάνδη Tailandia Thaimaa Thaïlande Tajland Tailandia タイ 태국 Thailand Thailand Tajlandia Tailândia Таиланд Thailand ประเทศไทย Tayland nước Thái Lan 泰国

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The trio wanted to lure the king into conquering the kingdom of Siam (now Thailand) ostensibly to spread the Word of God to that heathen land, but the real reason was they wanted Spain to have a lion's share of the spice trade.

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There is no doubt that Fed rate hikes and higher US Treasury bond yields will lead to foreign funds outflows from the kingdom of Siam, given the current high valuations in Bangkok large caps.

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But I can confirm that pad Thai, which other accounts trace to the time when Ayutthaya was the capital of the Kingdom of Siam, between the 14th to the 18th centuries, deserves being called a national dish in a country renowed for its cuisine.

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Report on the Present Administration of the Kingdom of Siam, July 1881.

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By the latter half of the 19th century, most of Southeast Asia was under foreigner domination--except for the Kingdom of Siam. To the north, China was a traditional threat, while in the west and south, the British controlled Burma and the Malay peninsula.

Siamese Thai: Military Rifle cartridges

While Britain is off butchering in the name of civilisation, the kingdom of Siam comes under its scrutiny as a "barbaric" land in need of invasion to, er, make it more civilised.