doughnut
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dough·nut
/ ˈdōˌnət/
(also do·nut)
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n.
a small fried cake of sweetened dough, typically in the shape of a ball or ring.
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a ring-shaped object, in particular a vacuum chamber in some types of particle accelerator.
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NATION BEGAN ON ITS BANKS Thailand's Chao Phraya a river of paradox
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 12/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...horizon, and the wide expanse of the Chao Phraya River had turned the color of pewter...I have to give thanks." The Chao Phraya, flowing south through the heart...temples on the banks of the great Chao Phraya. I wanted to follow in their wake...
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 "Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)")
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Thai Bureaucrats Stall Bangkok Transit Extension across Chao Phraya River.
Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand); 3/16/2004; 700+ words
; ...completion of the 2.2-kilometre Silom line across the Chao Phraya River to Thon Buri. Kasame Chatikavanij, chairman of...6 billion baht needed for the extension across the Chao Phraya River to Thon Buri. To see more of the Bangkok Post...
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Thailand In Style Presents the Ultimate In Decadence, Service and Nostalgia On the Banks of The Chao Phraya, the Mandarin Oriental.
News Wire article from: PRWeb; 7/15/2009; 700+ words
; ...a luxurious hotel founded in 1876 on the banks of the Chao Phraya river. Still a favorite with visiting royalty, statesmen...garden guests can appreciate the theoretic panorama of the Chao Phraya river, an endless flurry of frantic activity. Since...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Skytrain Transit System to Cross Thailand's Chao Phraya River in Mid-2004.
Newspaper article from: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 8/26/2003; 624 words
; ...programme, Bangkok Mass Transit System Co (BTS) is pushing ahead with plans to extend its skytrain system across the Chao Phraya River, from the Sathon bridge to Taksin road in Thon Buri. According to BTS board adviser Anat Arbhabhirama, the...
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Chao Phraya, Thai heart and soul
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 10/5/2004; ; 567 words
; ...New Straits Times 10-05-2004 Chao Phraya, Thai heart and soul Byline...CAPITAL BANGKOK, located on the Chao Phraya, is one of Asia's great cities...and the `King of Rivers' as the Chao Phraya is the country's main river where...
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Chao Phraya of life
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 12/28/2004; ; 391 words
; ...New Straits Times 12-28-2004 Chao Phraya of life Byline: Subashini Selvaratnam Edition: 2* TRULY, THE CHAO PHRAYA IS THE LIFELINE of Bangkok. All...temples to beautiful Thai homes the Chao Phraya has it all. The Wat Arun or Temple...
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THAI TRANSPORT MINISTRY TO BUILD PORTS ALONG CHAO PHRAYA RIVER.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 4/24/2006; 545 words
; ...its plan to develop ports in the Chao Phraya river to support the local infrastructure...restructure the logistics of the Chao Phraya river according to government policy...access to Laem Chabang port from the Chao Phraya river. The Permanent Secretary...
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Backgrounder: The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 11/6/2008; 357 words
; Backgrounder: The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit...Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd Summit of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya- Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) will...
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Social and economic patterns of landlord-tenant relationships in the Chao Phraya Delta, Thailand: An historical perspective.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; 10/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...settlements there are recent and the reclamation of the Chao Phraya Delta has been associated with the export-oriented...as the 'landlord area' spread over most of the lower Chao Phraya East Bank, including the Rangsit Scheme (see Figure...
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Scales and power in river basin management: the Chao Phraya river in Thailand.(Report)
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...particular scales to elicit specific responses. The second section exemplifies these theoretical considerations by using the Chao Phraya river basin in Thailand as a case study. The final discussion recaps the different types of scalar interactions in...
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Chao Phraya
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Chao Phraya , Mae Nam Chao Phraya, or Menam Chao Phraya , chief river of Thailand, c.140 mi (230 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Ping (c.300 mi/480 km long) and the Nan (c.500 mi/800 km) rivers at Nakhon Sawan, W central...
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Mae Nam Chao Phraya
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mae Nam Chao Phraya river, Thailand: see Chao Phraya .
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Bangkok
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities
...1769 Location: Located in the Chao Phraya River basin, Thailand, in a region...s most important rivers, the Chao Phraya. In the 1980s and 1990s, Bangkok...located in central Thailand along the Chao Phraya River. Most visitors to Thailand...
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Thailand
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography
...central plain formed by the mighty Chao Phraya River. Settlement has tended to concentrate in the Chao Phraya Valley, with its fertile floodplains...reaching its apex at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River near Bangkok. Islands and...
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Thai
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...into the area of the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins. They overcame Mon...Siam developed along the lower Chao Phraya River. Thailand was never directly...central floodplain is watered by the Chao Phraya River and its tributaries. The...
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