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.
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golden triangle
golden trianglenounan opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
Golden Triangle
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(sometimes lowercase) an area of Southeast Asia encompassing parts of Myanmar (Burma), Laos, and Thailand, significant as a major source of opium and heroin.
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Canadian. the peninsula enclosed by Lakes Ontario, Erie, and Huron.
golden triangle
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an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
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any more or less triangular area or region noted for its success, prosperity, influence, etc
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maths a triangle which has two 72-degree angles and one 36-degree angle
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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
In recent years, both Thai and Chinese police, backed by neighbouring forces, have stepped up operations in the Golden Triangle.
From BBC ● Jun. 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
Different firms use different borders for D.C.'s Central Business District, but the area is generally understood as downtown, and made up of the DowntownDC BID, Golden Triangle BID and parts of Capitol Hill.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 2022
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
He likened it to a farm team for Hollywood’s golden triangle of power: producers, studio heads and talent agency partners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2020
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
Barely half an hour north of Perranporth, the Camel estuary – the golden triangle of Padstow, Rock and Polzeath, sometimes referred to as Kensington-on-Sea – provides a showcase of an alternative future for Cornwall.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2012
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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