Thai

Noun

อำเภอ • ‎(am-pəə) ‎(classifier แห่ง)

1. area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
2. (law) district: administrative division of Thailand, subordinate to จังหวัด ‎(jang-wàt, “province”), divided into กิ่งอำเภอ ‎(“minor district”) or ตำบล ‎(dtam-bon, “subdistrict”), and governed by นายอำเภอ.
3. (colloquial) district office: building where the administration of a district is housed.

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