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Mekong
[ mey-kong; Thai. ma-kohng ]
noun
- a river whose source is in SW China, flowing SE along most of the boundary between Thailand and Laos to the South China Sea. 2,600 miles (4,200 km) long.
Mekong
/ ˌːˈɒŋ /
noun
- a river in SE Asia, rising in SW China in Qinghai province: flows southeast forming the border between Laos and Myanmar, and part of the border between Laos and Thailand, then continues south across Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea by an extensive delta, one of the greatest rice-growing areas in Asia. Length: about 4025 km (2500 miles)
Example Sentences
"Dissidents and refugees are traded for political and economic favours with its neighbouring countries. The growing practice of transnational repression in the Mekong sub-region needs to be stopped in its tracks."
Methanol poisoning has long been an issue across South East Asia, particularly in the poorer countries along the Mekong river, and the broader region has the highest prevalence of incidents worldwide.
Methanol poisoning has long been a well-known issue across south-east Asia, particularly in the poorer countries along the Mekong river.
Methanol poisoning has long been a well-known issue across South-East Asia, particularly in the poorer countries along the Mekong river.
He is attending a minor summit of countries in the so-called Greater Mekong Sub-region.
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