Bhutan

[ boo-tahn ]

/ buˈtɑn /

noun

a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). Capital: Thimphu.

Example sentences from the Web for bhutan

Over 2,000 people graduate from university each year in Bhutan, and they yearn for professional work.

Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism? |Esha Chhabra |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In 2013, Bhutan had nearly 120,000 visitors—the highest in its history, according to the Bhutan Tourism Council.

Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism? |Esha Chhabra |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Editor's Note: This piece has been updated to reflect that there are currently 1,000 travel operators working in Bhutan.

Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism? |Esha Chhabra |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Reed moved to Bhutan when Thimphu was a quaint town of 30,000.

Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism? |Esha Chhabra |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Despite the rapid growth, Bhutan is still trying to keep its traditions alive and preserve the heavens for generations to come.

Can Traditional Bhutan Survive Tourism? |Esha Chhabra |August 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They are the only troops between the Bhutan border and Calcutta—three hundred miles away.

Life in an Indian Outpost |Gordon Casserly
Phari is the real trade mart on the frontier, and Kalimpong, in British Bhutan, is the foreign trade mart.

The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler
He had invited me to pay a visit to Bhutan and promised to obtain the permission of the Maharajah for me to enter the country.

Life in an Indian Outpost |Gordon Casserly
For when he overtook them they were on a path that led away from the mountains, so they were not making for Bhutan.

The Elephant God |Gordon Casserly
I write in an old forest rest-house on the borders of British Bhutan.

The Unveiling of Lhasa |Edmund Candler

British Dictionary definitions for bhutan

Bhutan

/ (buːˈtɑːn) /

noun

a kingdom in central Asia: disputed by Tibet, China, India, and Britain since the 18th century but most closely connected with India; contains inaccessible stretches of the E Himalayas in the north. Official language: Dzongka; Nepali is also spoken. Official religion: Mahayana Buddhist. Currencies: ngultrum and Indian rupee. Capital: Thimbu. Pop: 725 296 (2013 est). Area: about 46 600 sq km (18 000 sq miles)

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