Thaïs

American

[they-is] / ˈθeɪ ɪs /

noun

flourished late 4th century b.c., Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.

Thaïs British

/ ˈθeɪɪs /

noun

4th-century _bc Athenian courtesan; mistress of Alexander the Great

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As the dust from what has been a hard-fought election campaign in Thailand settles, many Thais may be rubbing their eyes and asking, "what just happened?"

From BBC

The third main contender is the Shinawatra family and its Pheu Thai – "For Thais" – party.

From BBC

Thais vote Sunday in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.

From Barron's

"The Thais reset us to zero. We don't have any more hope," she told AFP this week.

From Barron's

Like many young Thais in rural areas he left school at 15 with few qualifications, but the low-skilled manufacturing jobs which helped Thailand grow rapidly 30 or 40 years ago are now moving to lower-cost locations like Vietnam.

From BBC

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