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  Golden Triangle

  noun

  an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.
• golden triangle
  golden triangle

  noun

  an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand

Golden Triangle

American  

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.

2. Canadian. the peninsula enclosed by Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron.

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golden triangle British  

noun

1. an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand

2. any more or less triangular area or region noted for its success, prosperity, influence, etc

3. maths a triangle which has two 72-degree angles and one 36-degree angle

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The plan is that the Silicon Valley stardust will be sprinkled on the scientific Golden Triangle of Oxford-Cambridge-London - "and don't forget the Open University in Milton Keynes", said Kyle.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

I was staying within a stone’s throw of the border in Thailand at the Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

The group often converges on the so-called Golden Triangle neighborhood, in western Paris, the epicenter of French luxury, where elegant Haussmann-era buildings with cream-colored facades line the streets.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022

In later years, much of the action moved north in the so-called Golden Triangle to around Rodeo Drive, Marmol said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022

In the Golden Triangle BID, the building that formerly housed the Peace Corps is being transformed into residential space.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022

The eatery opened inauspiciously in 1978, a modest, shockingly restrained space in Beverly Hills’ elite golden triangle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

One of the so-called "golden triangle" of senior civil service roles alongside the cabinet secretary and the monarch's private secretary, she will provide a key link with other departments, as well as the Palace.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2024

O’Toole, a Pittsburgh-based travel writer, last wrote for the Travel Section about Southeast Asia’s golden triangle.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015

This morning, Bob Geldof positioned the guitarist/singer as part of a golden triangle of Irish blues including Van Morrison and Rory Gallagher.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2011

He held in his hand a sort of scepter of gold with a heavy golden triangle at its end.

From The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings

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