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bhutan

UK/buːˈtɑːn/US/buːˈtɑːn/
nounC1Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,349 of 15,258mostly written

Bhutan is the Himalayan kingdom that measures Gross National Happiness. Travel to Bhutan, born in Bhutan, the mountains of Bhutan.

It made that index official policy in place of a simple focus on economic growth, which is unique among states. It is carbon negative, absorbing more than it emits, and had no television at all until 1999.

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Definitions of bhutan

  1. 1nounbhutanHimalayan kingdom that measures Gross National Happiness.C1

    “Bhutan lies high in the Himalayas between India and China.”

bhutan is a country.

Where it comes from

  1. French

    Bhoutan

  2. English

    Bhutan

  3. English, today

    bhutan

Bhutan Borrowed from French Bhoutan. French Bhoutan, from ne भुटान, from pra 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (“Tibet”) literally “end of Tibet”; probably ultimately from bo བོད (“Tibet”) + Sanskrit अन्त (“end”). Traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोटान्त, but that word is probably a Prakritism.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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