Menam

British  

/ miːˈnæm /

noun

1. another name for the Chao Phraya

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Menam

Gloucester, Mass. Boowoo & Ubum Sirs: Before leaving there I fished the upper Menam, the regal preserve to which I had been granted piscary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unfortunately, a shallow bar at the mouth of the Menam River prevents the passage of large vessels.

From Travels in the Far East by Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

The Bonite swung at her moorings in the Menam, opposite my hotel windows, so, made cautious by previous experiences on other coastwise vessels, I went out in a sampan to make a preliminary survey.

From Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China by E. Alexander (Edward Alexander) Powell

The upper half of the river Menam is occupied by what are called the Laú, or Laos.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

The Menam River is the chief trade-route, and Bangkok, at its mouth, is the focal point of trade.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway

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