Meaning of Bangkok

Bang•kok

Pronunciation: (bang'kok, bang kok'), [key]

— n.

a seaport in and the capital of Thailand, in the S central part, on the Chao Phraya. 4,000,000.
(l.c.) a kind of Siamese straw.
(l.c.) a hat woven of strands of this straw.

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