- Thailand
- monarchy, SE Asia; 198,115 sq. mi.; pop. 56,217,000; cap. Bangkok: formerly called Siam.
Webster's Gazetteer. 2013.
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THAILAND — (Prathet Thai), kingdom in S.E. Asia, formerly known as Siam. Jewish merchants occasionally visited the court of Siam. In 1683 the London jew abraham navarro , sent by the East India Company as interpreter to China, spent several months in Siam.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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Thailand — er et kongedømme i Sydøstasien grænsende til Malaysia, Myanmar (tidligere Burma), Laos og Cambodia. Hovedstad: Bangkok … Danske encyklopædi
Thailand — from THAI (Cf. Thai), indigenous name of the inhabitants, + LAND (Cf. land) (n.). Cf. SIAM (Cf. Siam) … Etymology dictionary
Thailand — [tī′land΄, ] also [ tī′lənd] 1. country in SE Asia, on the Indochinese & Malay peninsulas: 198,114 sq mi (513,113 sq km); pop. 54,532,000; cap. Bangkok: abbrev. Thai: see INDOCHINA 2. Gulf of arm of the South China Sea, between the Malay &… … English World dictionary
Thailand — Kingdom of Thailand ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai ประเทศไทย Prathet Thai … Wikipedia
Thailand — ราชอาณาจักรไทย Ratcha Anachak Thai Königreich Thailand … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thailand — /tuy land , leuhnd/, n. 1. Formerly, 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. 2. Gulf of. Also called Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea, S of… … Universalium
Thailand — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Thailand <p></p> Background: <p></p> A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid 14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian… … The World Factbook
Thailand — Siam (veraltet) * * * Thai|land; s: Staat in Hinterindien. * * * Thailand, Kurzinformation: Fläche: 513 115 km2 Einwohner: (2000) 61,2 Mio. Hauptstadt: Bangko … Universal-Lexikon
Thailand — Contemporary Thailand is a predominantly Theravada Buddhist country, where Hinduism, ani mism, Islam, and Christianity are also practiced. The Hindu minority constitutes only about 1 percent of the population. Nevertheless, the his toric… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
