Thailand

name

Etymology: From Thai + -land, from Thai ไทย (tai), from ไท (tai, “Tai, or 'free' via folk etymology”).

1. A country in Southeast Asia; formerly, Siam. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok.

   “Are you from Thailand? I got you soup from Thailand!”

   “A group of Thai researchers found the spider during an expedition to Phang-Nga province in southern Thailand to research the diversity and distribution of tarantulas in the country.”

2. A barangay of Banisilan, Cotabato, Philippines.