Thailand
SayTY-land/ˈtaɪˌlænd/UK/ˈtaɪlænd/
- 1A country in Southeast Asia, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, with its capital at Bangkok.
Thailand exports large quantities of rice each year.
She spent a year teaching English at a school in northern Thailand.
Less common meaning
- 2A barangay of Banisilan, Cotabato, Philippines.
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Origin
Formed from Thai and the suffix -land. "Thai" comes from Thai ไทย (tai), from ไท (tai), meaning "Tai," or by folk etymology "free."