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Bhutan
[ boo-tahn ]
noun
- a kingdom in the Himalayas, NE of India: foreign affairs under Indian jurisdiction. About 19,300 sq. mi. (50,000 sq. km). : Thimphu.
Bhutan
/ ːˈɑː /
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)
Example Sentences
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka are also part of the summit.
Kinzang Lhamo of Bhutan was the final runner to cross the finish line in the women’s marathon, showing what it truly means to be an Olympic athlete.
A recent report by the International Labour Organisation said half of India's workforce worked for over 49 hours each week, making India the second country after Bhutan to have the longest working hours.
Congratulatory messages to Modi from leaders of regional countries including Nepal and Bhutan were the first to arrive, while the White House commended India for its “vibrant democratic process.”
He grew up in a refugee camp in Nepal after his parents were expelled from Bhutan, a landlocked Himalayan nation.
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