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Thonburi

British  
/ ˌtɒnbʊˈriː /

noun

  1. a city in central Thailand, part of Bankok Metropolis on the Chao Phraya River; the national capital (1767–82)

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Orawan Duangphakdee, a bee biologist at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, who was not involved with the work, says she's already impressed by the evidence—and by the bees.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 27, 2021

She traveled from Thonburi, on the other side of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River.

From Washington Times • Jul. 5, 2020

Floodwaters are still threatening Thonburi on the western bank of the Chao Phraya River, the BMA said.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 13, 2011

Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, opposite central Bangkok's glittering Grand Palace and Chinatown, is mostly swamped with water chest-deep in places.

From Scientific American • Nov. 2, 2011

People living in Thonburi, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, have been struggling in waist-deep water for days, as have those in suburbs and provinces to the north of Bangkok.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2011

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