plural Thai or Thais
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a
: a native or inhabitant of Thailand
b
: one who is descended from a Thai
3
: the official language of Thailand
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Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Once married to a Thai princess, Krishnan spent most of his later years living in Europe.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
Sawasdee Thai Cuisine on Blanco Road has a tofu steak drizzled in yellow coconut curry and a fried Thai tofu tossed in a homemade sweet Thai chili sauce.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The toy, which supports ten different languages from Bulgarian to Thai and features over 256 commands, teaches kids the basics of commands, sequences and loops.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Once married to a Thai princess, Krishnan spent most of his later years living in Europe.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Watch on Amazon Thirteen Lives Director Ron Howard’s latest gathers a top-notch cast—including Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton—for a dramatization of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, where a Thai junior soccer team and their assistant coach were trapped in the flooded cave system.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 Oct. 2024
Sawasdee Thai Cuisine on Blanco Road has a tofu steak drizzled in yellow coconut curry and a fried Thai tofu tossed in a homemade sweet Thai chili sauce.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Thai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thai. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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