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จังหวัด • ‎(jang-wàt)

area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
(law) province: administrative division of Thailand, divided into อำเภอ ‎(am-pəə, “district”) and governed by ผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัด.

From Old Khmer caṅvāt, caṅvātt, caṅvat, caṅvatt, caṃvatt, or canvat ‎(“bounded terrain; bounded territory; circumscription”). Compare Modern Khmer ចង្វាត ‎(chângvéat).