Chiang Mai
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai), from เชียง (chiiang, “walled city”) + ใหม่ (mài, “new”). In reference to the kingdoms, from their capital.
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Proper noun edit
Chiang Mai
- A province of Thailand.
- A city in Thailand.
- (historical) Synonym of Lanna, a former kingdom.
- (historical) Synonym of Rattanatingsa, a former kingdom.
- (geography, historical) Synonym of Chimay, an imaginary lake or marsh long thought to exist near Chiang Mai.
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city in Thailand
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Proper noun edit
Chiang Mai
- Chiang Mai (a city and province of Thailand)