Mekong

Mekong
/may"kong"/; Thai. /ma kohng"/, n.
a river whose source is in SW China, flowing SE along most of the boundary between Thailand and Laos to the South China Sea. 2600 mi. (4200 km) long. Chinese, Lantsang.

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