Thaïs

American  

[they-is] / ˈθeɪ ɪs /

noun

1. flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.

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Thaïs British  

/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

1. 4th-century _bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great

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Example Sentences

Like many young Thais in rural areas he left school at 15 with few qualifications, but the low-skilled manufacturing jobs which helped Thailand grow rapidly 30 or 40 years ago are now moving to lower-cost locations like Vietnam.

From BBC

Clean-air reforms rarely start with governments or businesses, Weenarin said, and she worries too few Thais see the crisis as their problem.

From Barron's

She is determined to keep fighting though, so "enough Thais wake up and say this is my problem too".

From Barron's

"In Thailand, and particularly in the very highly uncertain political environment, one of the things that Thais are certain of is a huge amount of uncertainty," she said.

From Barron's

Cambodia’s minister of information, Neth Pheaktra, denied that the country’s military has used civilian buildings on the border for its operations and rejected that the buildings targeted by the Thais were used for online scams.

From The Wall Street Journal