ตรัง
Trang Province
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- 1 Trang Province
This is the name of Trang, a province on the Andaman coast of southern Thailand.
Trang Province
A proper name referring to Trang Province in southern Thailand, and sometimes to its main urban area when the context is clear.
Learning notes
Explanation
ตรัง is a place name that normally refers to จังหวัดตรัง (Trang Province) in southern Thailand. In everyday expressions such as ไปตรัง “go to Trang” and คนตรัง “a person from Trang,” จังหวัด is usually omitted. The name may also refer informally to the province's main urban area. When administrative precision matters, use a full name such as จังหวัดตรัง for the province or อำเภอเมืองตรัง for Mueang Trang District.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing travel, hometowns, addresses, weather, transportation, and Trang's islands, coastline, or regional food.
Caution
ตรัง does not itself mean “province”; use จังหวัดตรัง when the administrative designation must be explicit. Some dictionaries also record a verb meaning “to remain attached,” but this is not common in modern everyday Thai, so learners should normally treat ตรัง as a place name.
Differences from similar words
1 Trang Province synonyms
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จังหวัดตรัง explicitly means “Trang Province” as an administrative area. ตรัง alone commonly refers to the province, but it can also mean its main urban area depending on context.