Phuket
Americannoun
noun
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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)
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the chief town of the island of Phuket; a popular tourist resort
Example Sentences
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The southern islands are especially popular, with properties like the Phuket resort hotel, a modern Phuket hotel, a Chaweng beach resort, a Koh Samui hotel, and a boutique Krabi beach resort.
From Salon
On 11 April Bradford left the UK and arrived in Phuket, Thailand, on 12 April, on flights she said Mr Coleman had bought.
From BBC
A spate of other reported incidents this month – including engines developing suspected technical snags and a hoax bomb threat aboard a plane carrying 156 passengers from Phuket to Delhi – could worsen matters.
From BBC
There was no trace of him until 2023 when officers used specialist software to search for any possible images of him online and found a man using the name Peter Smith, in Phuket, Thailand.
From BBC
“Before, Phuket was not as messy as this,” Thepbumrung said.
From Los Angeles Times
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