Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southern Thailand, on Phuket Island in the Andaman Sea. It is a tourist destination and commercial port.

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  • proper noun An island off the south coast of Thailand
  • proper noun A city on the island of Phuket

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Examples

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • PHUKET: Rescue workers led by the navy are still searching for six foreign tourists and a Thai who have been missing since their boat sank in a fierce storm off Phuket on Sunday.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

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