Definition of Chao phraya

1. Noun. A river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand.

Group relationships: Kingdom Of Thailand, Siam, Thailand
Generic synonyms: River

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chao Phraya

Channel Tunnel
Channidae
Channukah
Channukkah
Chantal
Chantaya
Chantelle
Chantemesse reaction
Chanti
Chantilly
Chantilly/Tiffany
Chantilly cream
Chanukah
Chanukkah
Chao
Chao Phraya
Chaoshan
Chaozhou
Chaparian
Chapel Hill
Chaplin
Chaplinesque
Chapman
Chapman's antshrike
Chapman code
Chapultepec
Char
Chara
Characeae
Characean algae

Literary usage of Chao phraya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thailand by Phillipe Bénet (2000)
"chao phraya River Rising in the northern highlands and more than 360 km (224 miles) long, the chao phraya River irrigates the Central Plain, which is one of ..."

2. East Asian Experience in Environmental Governance: Response in a Rapidly by Zafar Adeel (2003)
"Figure 4.2 shows the concentration of organochlorine pesticides in the lower Chao Phraya river. The results seem to relate to the fact that the basin of the ..."

3. Planet Geographyby Stephen Codrington by Stephen Codrington (2005)
"Some nutrients flow into the chao phraya from the agricultural areas to the ... Officially there are 1800 factories on the chao phraya between Ayudhya and ..."

4. The Mekong: Environment and Development by Hiroshi Hori (2000)
"Demand for water is also rising and the capacity of the chao phraya Basin to meet the demands for irrigation and for urban and industrial water use is being ..."

5. Thailand by Christopher Evans, Lindsey Evans (2005)
"The chao phraya Express Boat (tt 02222 5330) has a Sunday tour that starts at 8am ... MU chao phraya Express Boat (tt 02225 6179) has a similar Sunday trip ..."

6. The Burmese Connection: Illegal Drugs and the Making of the Golden Triangle by Ronald D. Renard (1996)
"Thai-Lao relations are impeded by the fact that Laos was a former Thai vassalage that the French took over a minor incident on the chao phraya River just ..."

7. A Modern Form of Slavery: Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls Into by Dorothy Q. Thomas, Sidney Jones (1993)
"Ban Pakkret is located on an island in the chao phraya River in Nonthaburi, just outside Bangkok. It was established in 1960, pursuant to the ..."

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