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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

Authorities expect the whole of Thonburi district, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, to be inundated within three days and Yingluck said the water would remain high due to a lack of canals.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2011