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wat

[ waht ]

noun

  1. a Buddhist temple or monastery in Thailand or Cambodia.


wat

/ wɑːt /

noun

  1. a Thai Buddhist monastery or temple
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wat1

1870–75; < Thai < Sanskrit vāṭa enclosure
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wat1

Thai, from Sanskrit vāta enclosure
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Example Sentences

Siem Reap, Cambodia, is a fairly wild city best known as the gateway to Angor Wat.

An dem pieces yo orated den was a hull lot nicer dan wat Mars Chet is sayin.

John Ball, in order to be chancellor under Wat Tyler, gave his followers a sermon.

Laith will the lassie be to weet her bonny shoon, but lang ere the play'll be ower she'll wat her hat aboon.

Step litely, stranger, fer yer lize the mortil part uv wat you mus be sum da.

When he had described the pair he wanted, the boy said: "W'y these ere must be the pair wat's just gone to the Toronto boat!"

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