Meaning of "Mekong" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MEKONG

Mekong  [ˌmiːˈkɒŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEKONG

Mekong is a noun.

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WHAT DOES MEKONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mekong

The Mekong is a trans-boundary river in Southeast Asia. It is the world's 12th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is 4,350 km, and it drains an area of 795,000 km2, discharging 457 km3 of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau this river runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. In 1995, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam established the Mekong River Commission to assist in the management and coordinated use of the Mekong's resources. In 1996 China and Burma became "dialogue partners" of the MRC and the six countries now work together within a cooperative framework. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in this river have made navigation difficult. The river is a major trading route linking China’s southwestern province of Yunnan to Laos, Burma and Thailand to the south, an important trade route between western China and Southeast Asia.

Definition of Mekong in the English dictionary

The definition of Mekong in the dictionary is 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.

TRANSLATION OF MEKONG

Find out the translation of Mekong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Mekong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Mekong» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 湄公河
• Translator English - Spanish: Mekong
• English: Mekong
• Translator English - Hindi: मेकांग
• Translator English - Arabic: ميكونغ
• Translator English - Russian: Меконг
• Translator English - Portuguese: Mekong
• Translator English - Bengali: মেকং
• Translator English - French: Mékong
• Translator English - Malay: Mekong
• Translator English - German: Mekong
• Translator English - Japanese: メコン川
• Translator English - Korean: 메콩
• Translator English - Javanese: Mekong
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Cửu Long
• Translator English - Tamil: மீகாங்
• Translator English - Marathi: मेकाँग
• Translator English - Turkish: Mekong
• Translator English - Italian: Mekong
• Translator English - Polish: Mekong
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Меконг
• Translator English - Romanian: Mekong
• Translator English - Greek: Mekong
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Mekong
• Translator English - Swedish: Mekong
• Translator English - Norwegian: Mekong

QUOTES WITH «MEKONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Mekong.

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Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

Nature did not gift us with a mighty Mekong like Thailand and Vietnam, with their vast and naturally fertile plains. Nature instead put our islands ahead of our neighbours in the path of typhoons from the Pacific.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEKONG»

Discover the use of Mekong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mekong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & the Greater Mekong

This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.

‎2009

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region: "Hydropower, ...

This book examines how large-scale projects are being proposed, justified, and built. How are such projects contested and how do specific governance regimes influence decision making?

Franois Molle, 2012

Planning the Lower Mekong Basin: Social Intervention of the ...

This book focuses on how various social actors influence the planning process for Se San River Basin's management in response to the effect of Vietnamese Yali-Falls dam on Cambodian local communities' livelihoods.

Thim Ly, 2010

Globalization and Development in the Mekong Economies

This book will be an important resource for national government agencies, such as the department of foreign affairs and aid agencies that have significant bilateral relationships with the Mekong 4 namely, Australia, Canada, Japan, ...

Suiwah Leung, Ben Bingham, Matt Davies, 2010

Vietnam a Memoir: Mekong Mud Soldier

Vietnam, A Memoir: Mekong Mud Soldier tells of life as an advisor to a Vietnamese unit in the Mekong Delta.

David Holland, 2006

Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong

This field guide covers the major resource groups likely to be encountered in the fisheries of the Cambodian Mekong.

Walter J. Rainboth, 1996

The Mekong: Biophysical Environment of an International ...

This book will be the first comprehensive treatment of the Mekong system Key Features * The first comprehensive overview of all aspects of the Mekong River system. * Deals with a regionally critical ecosystem and one under threat. * The ...

Ian Charles Campbell, 2009

The Mekong River and the Struggle for Indochina: Water, War, ...

Tracing the history of the Mekong River, this book shows how its conceptualization and utilization have been transformed in modern times, and particularly during the Vietnam war when the Mekong River and Mekong Project became political ...

Thi Dieu Nguyen, 1999

The Mekong: Turbulent Past, Uncertain Future

This volume charts the rise and fall of empires, and recounts the adventures and exploration, war and massacres that have all taken place along the course of the great river Mekong.

Milton E. Osborne, 2000

Mad about the Mekong: exploration and empire in South-East Asia

A dramatic journey that both retraces the historic voyage of France's greatest 19th-century explorer up the mysterious Mekong river and paints a portrait of the river and its peoples today.

John Keay, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEKONG»

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Story contest calls on Mekong writers

Professional and amateur writers living in the Mekong River Delta region are encouraged to participate in a short story writing contest to be ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»

Travel: Cruising the mighty Mekong

The Mekong flows 4,350km through six territories, from Tibet to the South China Sea. To soak in this fluid perspective of the region, I am aboard ... «Asia Times, Jul 15»

Cuisine voodoo: The magical fish noodle soup of the Mekong Delta

A bowl of bún cá Châu Đốc at an eatery near Chau Doc Market in the Mekong Delta Province of An Giang. Photo: Minh Hung ... «Thanh Nien Daily, Jul 15»

From Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City in a Mekong River skiff

What fun to be on the Mekong River, bouncing about in a skiff, feeling like an explorer but comfortingly connected by an invisible thread to the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

Mekong Delta farmers do well

HCM CITY (VNS)— The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is harvesting a bumper summer-autumn rice crop though the weather has been ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»

City enjoys music flowing from the Mekong Delta

HCMCITY (VNS) — More than 250 professional and amateur artists from 24 clubs in HCM City participated last weekend in the tai tu (amateur ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»

Thailand signs MoU on investment promotion in Mekong sub-region …

BANGKOK, 11 July 2015 (NNT) - Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha stated the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit, which was held in Japan from July 2nd - 4th, ... «Thailand National News Bureau, Jul 15»

Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015 is Officially Launched in …

The Toyota Mekong Club Championship matches will be held from ... Toyota is going to continue the Toyota Mekong Football Challenge to ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»

MNL champs to compete in Mekong tournament

The winners of the 2015 Myanmar National League Championship will compete in the Toyota Mekong Club Championship 2015 from ... «Myanmar Times, Jul 15»

VIETNAM PRESS-Mekong Delta summer-autumn rice output seen …

The summer-autumn paddy rice output in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam's food basket, is projected to rise 1.6 percent from last year to 9.07 million ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»