Phuket
[ poo-ket ]
/ ˈpuˈkɛt /
noun
an island near the W coast of Thailand. 294 sq. mi. (761 sq. km).
Example sentences from the Web for phuket
That number is about the population of small towns like Phuket in Thailand or Danbury in Connecticut: no small achievement, that.
Kailash Satyarthi, Malala's Nobel Peace Prize Co-Winner, Is Fighting India's Child Slavery Epidemic |Dilip D’Souza |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEASTMany are bound for destinations such as Chiang Mai in the north and Phuket in the south.
You can also fly to Phuket and take a boat or two-plus-hour taxi ride.
Clinton ends her foreign trip on the island resort of Phuket, Thailand, for an ASEAN meeting of Southeast Asian leaders.
British Dictionary definitions for phuket
Phuket
/ (ˌpuːˈkɛt) /
noun
an island and province of S Thailand, in the Andaman Sea: mainly flat; suffered badly in the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004. Area: 534 sq km (206 sq miles)
the chief town of the island of Phuket; a popular tourist resort