Thaïs

[they-is]

noun

1. flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.

Thaïs

/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

1. 4th-century _bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great

Example Sentences

The "14th floor case", as it is known in Thailand because of the hospital floor he stayed at, had gripped many Thais who were watching to see if the PM would end up serving time in prison.

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In the past the Shinawatras' populist policies gave them wide support among lower-income Thais, but put them at odds with Bangkok's conservative-royalist elite.

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For all of her youth, the inexperienced Paetongtarn failed to establish any real authority over the country, with most Thais presuming that her father was making all the big decisions.

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The Thais argued that the French cartographers had erred in moving the border away from the watershed, the agreed dividing line, putting the temple in Cambodia.

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Three hours' drive from Bangkok, in Nakhon Nayok, Worawut Siripun keeps 12,000 pigs – an important business in Thailand; Thais eat a lot of pork.

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