Ayutthaya. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Ayutthaya

SYLLABICATION:	A·yut·thay·a
PRONUNCIATION:	ä-yt-yä
	A city of south-central Thailand on an island in the Chao Phraya River north of Bangkok. It was founded c. 1350 and was the capital of a Siamese kingdom until 1767, when it was destroyed by the Burmese. Population: 55,319.


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