Thant

American

[thant, thont] / θænt, θɒnt /

noun

U. U Thant.

Thant British

/ θænt /

noun

U (uː). 1909–74, Burmese diplomat; secretary-general of the United Nations (1962–71)

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Shopowner Thant Zin, 28, who is from a town in Sagaing unaffected by the quake, mourned the collapse of centuries-old pagodas and temples in his area.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

“I can confirm what you mentioned,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in response to a question about the reported death of Ambassador Myo Thant Pe.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022

U Myo Thant Pe was apppointed ambassador to China in late 2019 and stayed in his post after Myanmar’s military took power in a coup in February 2021.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022

Cho Minn Thant, the commissioner and CEO of the Asian Tour, called it the "single biggest development" in the tour’s history.

From Fox News • Oct. 29, 2021

Thant Myint-U has titled his reflective and illuminating new book “The Hidden History of Burma,” even though he gently suggests that the country’s past wasn’t so much obscured as it was hiding in plain sight.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2019

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