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THAI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A branch of the Tai languages
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Thai" is a kind of...):
Tai (the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages)
Derivation:
Thai (of or relating to the languages of the Thai people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Thailand
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Thai" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Holonyms ("Thai" is a member of...):
Kingdom of Thailand; Siam; Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)
Derivation:
Thai (of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to Thailand
Example:
the Thai border with Laos
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Thailand (a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
Example:
Thai tones
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Thai (a branch of the Tai languages)
Derivation:
Thai (a branch of the Tai languages)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
Example:
different Thai tribes live in the north
Synonyms:
Siamese; Tai; Thai
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Thai (a native or inhabitant of Thailand)
Derivation:
Thai (a native or inhabitant of Thailand)
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