Bangkok

//bæŋˈkɒk// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kind of straw hat.

    "The difference between the two classifications has always been intended to cover unblocked and untrimmed hat bodies, such as panamas, bangkoks, and leghorns, and other hats which are woven by the natives in South American and oriental countries where they are produced."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Thailand.

    "The Bangkok government indicated real concern over the developments in Communist China’s Yunnan province. Thai officials were afraid that Sibsongpanna would be a center where pro-Communist Thai in Southeast Asia would go and where subversive agitation could be directed against outside legitimate governments."

  2. 2
    The government of Thailand. metonymically

Synonyms

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capital of thailandkrung thepkrung thepkrung thep maha nakhonkrungthep

Example

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"Bangkok is the capital of Thailand."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Thai บางกอก (baang-gɔ̀ɔk).

Etymology 2

From the place name Bangkok.

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