Chiang Mai

/t͡ʃi.ɑːŋ ˈmaɪ/

proper noun

A province of Thailand.

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LannaRattanatingsaChimay
OriginThai เชียงใหม่ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Thailand.
  2. The capital city of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.
  3. historicalSynonym of Lanna, a former kingdom.

    Synonyms: Lanna

  4. historicalSynonym of Rattanatingsa, a former kingdom.

    Synonyms: Rattanatingsa

  5. historicalgeographySynonym of Chimay, an imaginary lake or marsh long thought to exist near Chiang Mai.

    Synonyms: Chimay

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Lanna, a former kingdom.

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Lanna

proper nounSynonym of Rattanatingsa, a former kingdom.

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Rattanatingsa

proper nounSynonym of Chimay, an imaginary lake or marsh long thought to exist near Chiang Mai.

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Chimay

Origin

  1. Thaiเชียงใหม่
  2. EnglishChiang Mai

Borrowed from Thai เชียงใหม่ (Chiiang Mai), from เชียง (chiiang, “walled city”) + ใหม่ (mài, “new”). In reference to the kingdoms, from their capital.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 清邁 /清迈
  • 清邁 /清迈 (Qīngmài)city in Thailand
Greek Τσιάνγκ Μάι
  • Τσιάνγκ Μάι (Tsiángk Mái)city in Thailand
Hungarian Csiangmaj
  • Csiangmajcity in Thailand
Italian Chiang Mai
  • Chiang Maicity in Thailand
Japanese チエンマイ
  • チエンマイ (chienmai)city in Thailand
Korean 치앙마이
  • 치앙마이 (chiangmai)city in Thailand
Polish Chiang Mai
  • Chiang Maicity in Thailand
Russian Чиангма́й
  • Чиангма́й (Čiangmáj)city in Thailand
Thai เชียงใหม่
  • เชียงใหม่ (chiiang-mài)city in Thailand
Cite this entry
APA

Chiang Mai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chiang%20Mai

MLA

“Chiang Mai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chiang%20Mai. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chiang Mai,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chiang%20Mai.

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