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muban

muban noun: the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Thailand, comparable to a village, part of a tambon.

Noun

muban (plural mubans)

  1. (Thailand) The 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 system1979, Clark D. Neher, editor, Modern Thai Politics: From Village to Nation, pages 203–204

Forms of muban

pluralmubans

Origin of muban

From Thai หมู่บ้าน (mùu-bâan).

Questions about muban

What does muban mean?
Muban means the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Thailand, comparable to a village, part of a tambon.
What part of speech is muban?
Muban is a noun.
What is the plural of muban?
The plural of muban is mubans.

Words near muban in the dictionary

  1. Muay
  2. Muay Thai
  3. muazzin
  4. muazzins
  5. mubah
  6. muban
  7. mubans
  8. Mubarak
  9. Mubaraks
  10. mubble-fubbles
  11. Mubende

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