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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In July, Mahan launched a weekly flight from Tehran to the Thai tourist resort of Phuket.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tourists celebrate as a plane lands at Phuket airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
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 ● Aug. 1, 2015
"Literally everyone from age two to 18 was there cheering her on" at Kajonkiet International School Phuket, he said.
From Barron's
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 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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