Definitions
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- proper noun Alternative name of
Bangkok .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
Etymologies
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Examples
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When everything begins to fall apart, these two will determine the fate of Krung Thep, the City of Divine Beings -- Bangkok.
Paolo Bacigalupi's "The Windup Girl," winner of the Nebula Award 2010
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Krung Thep Mahanakhon, or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
WN.com - Articles related to Iran could halt 20% uranium enrichment if given fuel 2010
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Krung Thep Mahanakhon, or Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
WN.com - Articles related to Iran could halt 20% uranium enrichment if given fuel 2010
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Known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon or กรุงเทพฯ Krung Thep for short, it was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
WN.com - Articles related to Thai opposition leader calls for national government 2010
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Heavy rains could combine with high tides and runoff from the north into the Chao Phraya River, which divides the city known to the locals as Krung Thep or the 'City of Angels' in reference to the Thai kingdom's glorious past.
Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (Inter Press Service: 2009
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We know it as Bangkok but Thais know it as Krung Thep, the shortened name for their capital that loosely translates as City of Angels.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By BELINDA JACKSON 2009
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