Bangkok
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- proper noun
- /ˈbæŋkɒk/
- I explored the vibrant markets of Bangkok during my vacation in Thailand.
- Bangkok, Thailand
- city of Bangkok
- Chinese in Bangkok
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- I went to Bangkok and Phuket.
- Operation Walk across Bangkok should be fun.
- I said there was a there's this exhibition in the Bangkok Museum by this Escher.
- What about do other agencies share a similar presence in Bangkok as the DEA?
- And I wanted to talk about this because I was in Bangkok.
- And the surgeon in Bangkok said, I've booked the operating theatre now.
- I mean, you're not going to know going to a place like Bangkok or or Sydney or wherever.
- Recent installations and photographic work include Ghost Guest host in Bangkok and student teacher in Kigali, Rwanda.
- The owners here are excellent chefs and they're from Bangkok originally.
- I have to stop the chance of mass violence spreading out, metastasizing throughout Bangkok and hundreds and hundreds more people dying.
- The dramatic increase in torrential rains, storms and flooding all over the world, like what is happening in Bangkok right now.
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So we just went to Bangkok, Thailand to do some advocacy work for HIV prevention and awareness.
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Even today, in Bangkok and central Thailand, they still travel by boat.
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But we're going to make a stop at Bangkok first for three hours.
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I was in Bangkok when I heard the news.
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Suggested another meeting in Bangkok to discuss terms.
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From Bangkok, we go back to the states.
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We were living in Bangkok then, and one night he called my father.
Fiction book (1990) -
The site of our research is the Thai Traditional Technology Gallery at the National Science Museum in Bangkok, Thailand.
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We're still on the hunt for Bangkok's best view.
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A short one-hour trip from Bangkok to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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Name Thai people use for Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand known for its temples and busy street life
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bangkok comes from Thai parts: bang meaning 'village by the river' and makok meaning a small 'olive' or 'plum'. So Bangkok originally meant 'village of olive-plums', which helps you remember that the city began as a riverside town known for its fruit trees.