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
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The inquest heard that the body of Wright, from Stanford-le-Hope, was found in Bang Thao 2 Alley, Choeng Thale sub-district, Thalang district, in the province of Phuket.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, who own Birch By Romeo Lane club, fled to Phuket, shortly after the incident earlier this week.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Krit Thepbumrung, president of the Andaman Tour Guides Assn., said that five years ago most of the hundreds of unlicensed tour guides in Phuket were Chinese.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
Phuket was the first place in Thailand to reopen in 2021 after the pandemic stymied international travel in much of the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
In late December 2004, a major tsunami took 8,500 lives in Thailand and caused massive destruction of property in the southern provinces of Krabi, Phangnga, and Phuket.
From The 2005 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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