klong
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of klong
First recorded in 1895–1900, klong is from the Thai word khlɔ:ng canal, watercourse
Example Sentences
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"I can promise that Yatai would never accept telecom fraud and scams," said She Zhijiang on a call from Bangkok's Klong Prem Prison, where he is being held.
From BBC
In Klong Toey, he met a Catholic nun, Sister Maria Chantavarodom, now 92, who led him through the narrow lanes and joined him in founding the tiny school in a former pigsty.
From New York Times
Catholics are a tiny minority in Klong Toey, and in Thailand over all, but Father Joe says that he has always embraced the Buddhists and Muslims he lives among, and that the respect is mutual.
From New York Times
Returning to Bangkok in 1971, after war came to Laos, he was reassigned to Klong Toey, almost as far out of sight as if he had been in the distant highlands.
From New York Times
Soon after he arrived there, he had an opportunity to escort Mother Teresa around Klong Toey during her visit to Thailand.
From New York Times
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