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

Myo Thant Pe had been ambassador to China since 2019, Wang said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2022

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 Fox News ● Oct. 29, 2021

“We are not committing a crime. We are doing our job,” said U Thant Myat Khaing, a reporter who was detained and interrogated.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2020

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