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Thimbu

Thimbu is the alternative form of Thimphu.

Thimbu is the alternative form of Thembu.

Meaning of Thimphu

Proper noun

Thimphu

  1. The capital city of Bhutan.
    • Bhutan, the tiny 'Land of the Thunder Dragon' in South Asia, is a polar contrast to what one might associate with any of its closest neighbors, China, India, Nepal, or Bangladesh. For instance, Thimphu, its most populous city, is the only capital city in the world without a single traffic light....2024 September 16, “A fledgling democracy, Bhutan aims for gender equality and public engagement in governing”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2024, Asia
    1. (metonymically) The Bhutanese government.
  2. A district of Bhutan.

Meaning of Thembu

Noun

Thembu (plural Thembu or Thembus)

  1. A member of a certain South African tribe that speak Xhosa and live in Thembuland.

Forms of Thimbu

pluralThimbu
pluralThimbus

Questions about Thimbu

What is Thimbu the alternative form of?
Thimbu is the alternative form of Thimphu.

Words near Thimbu in the dictionary

  1. thimblesful
  2. thimblette
  3. thimbleweed
  4. thimbleweeds
  5. thimbling
  6. Thimbu
  7. Thimbus
  8. thimerasol
  9. thimerosal
  10. Thimmesh
  11. Thimmeshes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Thimbu (page history and authors); Thimphu (page history and authors); Thembu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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