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Meaning & History
Means "city of gods, great city" from Thai กรุง (krung) meaning "city", เทพ (thep) meaning "god, deity", มหา (maha) meaning "grand, great" and นคร (nakhon) meaning "city". This is the formal Thai name of Bangkok, sometimes abbreviated as Krung Thep.