muban

M3U1B3A1N1

noun

The lowest level of administrative subdivision in Thailand, comparable to a village, part of a tambon

OriginThai หมู่บ้าน →
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Meanings

nounmuban (plural mubans)

plural mubans

  1. ThailandThe lowest level of administrative subdivision in Thailand, comparable to a village, part of a tambon

    By law the rural populace has been grouped into muban, the lowest-level units in the administrative system

    1979, Clark D. Neher, editor, Modern Thai Politics: From Village to Nation, pages 203–204

Origin

  1. Thaiหมู่บ้าน
  2. Englishmuban

From Thai หมู่บ้าน (mùu-bâan).

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APA

muban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muban

MLA

“muban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muban.

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