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Mekong
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A major river in Southeast Asia flowing through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
"Fishermen along the Mekong depend on the river's seasonal floods."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of one of Asia's longest and most important rivers.
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Etymology
From Thai, a contraction of a phrase meaning "mother river."