Bhutan

[ boo-tahn ]

/ buˈtɑn /

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noun

a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). Capital: Thimphu.

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Words nearby Bhutan

Bhubaneswar, Bhumibol Adulyadej, bhuna, bhungi, bhut, Bhutan, Bhutanese, Bhutatathata, Bhutto, bi, Bia

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How to use Bhutan in a sentence

The understanding that we’re all going to die is hammered into Bhutan’s collective conscience, and death is part of everyday life.
The Secret to Happiness? Thinking About Death.|Michael Easter|May 13, 2021|Outside Online
In February the country gave away over 3 million vaccine doses to its neighbor countries Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Maldives but was later criticized for not prioritizing its own citizens.
How Indians are crowdsourcing aid as covid surges|Varsha Bansal|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
In her current research in Bhutan, Sheeran is observing how the warming climate has led farmers to change their crops, and monkeys living nearby find these new crops extra tasty.
How the pandemic has helped and hurt animals around the world|Ula Chrobak|March 4, 2021|Popular-Science
In October, China built a new village high in the Himalayas, in what Bhutan considers its territory.
The New Meaning of Citizenship|Daniel Malloy|December 13, 2020|Ozy

Today, Bhutan chose to tell a different story and create a different future for itself.
Bhutan lawmakers vote to decriminalize homosexuality|Michael K. Lavers|December 10, 2020|Washington Blade
Over 2,000 people graduate from university each year in Bhutan, and they yearn for professional work.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 2013, Bhutan had nearly 120,000 visitors—the highest in its history, according to the Bhutan Tourism Council.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reed moved to Bhutan when Thimphu was a quaint town of 30,000.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Editor's Note: This piece has been updated to reflect that there are currently 1,000 travel operators working in Bhutan.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite the rapid growth, Bhutan is still trying to keep its traditions alive and preserve the heavens for generations to come.
Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism?|Esha Chhabra|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were officially styled the Bhutan Agent and the Bhutanese interpreter.
Life in an Indian Outpost|Gordon Casserly
Kasi, being an important official, receives from the Bhutan Government forty maunds of barley and forty maunds of rice annually.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
Phari is the real trade mart on the frontier, and Kalimpong, in British Bhutan, is the foreign trade mart.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
Ponies, grain, and fodder are also imported from Bhutan and sold to the mutual gratification of the Bhutanese and ourselves.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler
Crossing the Teesta, one enters British Bhutan, a strip of land of less than 300 square miles on the left bank of the river.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler

British Dictionary definitions for Bhutan

Bhutan

/ (buːˈtɑːn) /

noun

a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; 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: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)

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