Phuket
[ poo-ket ]
/ ˈpuˈkɛt /
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noun
an island near the W coast of Thailand. 294 sq. mi. (761 sq. km).
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Words nearby Phuket
phthisic, phthisical, phthisis, phub, phugoid, Phuket, Phumiphon Aduldet, phut, phyco-, phycobilin, phycobiont
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Example sentences from the Web for Phuket
That number is about the population of small towns like Phuket in Thailand or Danbury in Connecticut: no small achievement, that.
Kailash Satyarthi, Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner, Is Fighting India's Child Slavery Epidemic|Dilip D’Souza|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEASTMany are bound for destinations such as Chiang Mai in the north and Phuket in the south.
You can also fly to Phuket and take a boat or two-plus-hour taxi ride.
Clinton ends her foreign trip on the island resort of Phuket, Thailand, for an ASEAN meeting of Southeast Asian leaders.
British Dictionary definitions for Phuket
Phuket
/ (ˌpuːˈkɛt) /
noun
an island and province of S Thailand, in the Andaman Sea: mainly flat; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Area: 534 sq km (206 sq miles)
the chief town of the island of Phuket; a popular tourist resort
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