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Thant

American  
[thant, thont] / θænt, θɒnt /

noun

  1. U. U Thant.


Thant British  
/ θænt /

noun

  1. 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

Ambassador U Myo Thant Pe was last seen on Saturday meeting a local official in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan which borders Myanmar, according to a local news report.

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 Seattle Times Oct. 29, 2021

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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