Thailand

[tahy-land, -luhnd]

noun

1. Formerly Siam. a kingdom in SE Asia: official name of Siam 1939–45 and since 1949. 198,242 sq. mi. (513,445 sq. km). Bangkok.

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

Thailand

/ ˈtaɪˌlænd /

noun

1. Former name (until 1939 and 1945–49): Siam. 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)

2. Former name: Gulf of Siam. an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina

Thailand

1. Constitutional monarchy in southern Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma to the west and northwest, Laos to the north and east, Cambodia to the southeast, and the Gulf of Siam (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Malaysia to the south. Its capital and largest city is Bangkok.

Strongly supported the United States during the Vietnam War, Thailand was the site of American air bases until 1976, when relations with the United States deteriorated.

During the early 1990s, its economy became one of the strongest in Asia, but it experienced a sharp downturn in the mid-1990s.

Thailand was formerly called Siam.

Example Sentences

Thanks to the Thailand company’s high free-cash-flow yields and sizable net cash position, the stock’s dividend yields are estimated at 10%-11% per year over 2025-2027, the analyst says.

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Couples may be more adventurous about exploring a life abroad in places like Portugal, Malta, Spain, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Thailand or Malaysia, depending on visa requirements.

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Fiscal policy needs to play a role too, said Piti Disyatat, deputy governor for monetary stability at the Bank of Thailand in an interview.

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They have noted his contributions to peace efforts between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo; Cambodia and Thailand; India and Pakistan; Serbia and Kosovo; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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Thailand’s central bank held its policy rate steady on Wednesday, surprising markets that had expected the first decision under the new governor to be a cut to boost the economy.

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