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Bangkok

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Bang·kok  (bngkk, bng-kk) also Krung Thep (grng tp)
The capital and largest city of Thailand, in the southwest on the Chao Phraya River near the Gulf of Thailand. It is a leading port and industrial center with a major jewelry market. Population: 6,320,000.
bang·kok  (bngkk, bng-kk)
n.
A hat made of finely woven straw.
[After Bangkok.]
Bangkok [ˈbæŋkɒk bæŋˈkɒk]
n
(Placename) the capital and chief port of Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River: became a royal city and the capital in 1782. Pop.: 6 320 174 (1999 est.) Thai name Krung Thep [ˈkrʊŋ ˈteɪp]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BangkokBangkok - the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
capital of Thailand, Krung Thep
Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, 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"
Translations
Bangkok [bæŋˈkɒk] N → Bangkok m
Bangkok [ˈbæŋkɒk bæŋˈkɒk] n → Bangkok
Bangkok [bæŋˈkɒk] n → Bangkok f
Bangkok [bæŋˈkɒk] n → Bangkok f


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He explained that the master of a British ship having died in Bangkok the Consul-General had cabled to him a request for a competent man to be sent out to take command.
The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context
He wanted to go to the East; and his fancy was rich with pictures of Bangkok and Shanghai, and the ports of Japan: he pictured to himself palm-trees and skies blue and hot, dark-skinned people, pagodas; the scents of the Orient intoxicated his nostrils.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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