Thaïs

American

[they-is] / ˈθeɪ ɪs /

noun

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

Thaïs British

/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

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

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Thai society has evolved, said social psychology lecturer Apitchaya Chaiwutikornwanich, explaining that young Thais have "learned the concept of human rights and the rights to own one's body".

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

What is remarkable about Royal Hill is not just its size, but the fact that almost nothing was known about it until the Thais took control of it.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Cambodia’s minister of information, Neth Pheaktra, denied that the country’s military has used civilian buildings on the border for its operations and rejected that the buildings targeted by the Thais were used for online scams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

The historical southward expansions of Burmese, Laotians, and Thais from South China completed the Sinification of tropical Southeast Asia.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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