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Bhutan
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Bhu·tan  (b-tn, -tän)
An isolated country of central Asia in the eastern Himalaya Mountains. Long under the influence of Great Britain and India, the kingdom became fully independent in the 1980s. Thimphu is the capital and the largest city. Population: 2,330,000.
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Bhutan

Bhutan [buːˈtɑːn]
n
(Placename) a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century, the conflict now being chiefly between China and India (which is responsible for Bhutan's external affairs); contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop.: 692 000 (2001 est.). Area: about 46 600 sq. km (18 000 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Bhutan - a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of IndiaBhutan - a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Bhutanese, Bhutani - a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
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Bhutan [buːˈtɑːn] NBután m


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