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{{Infobox country|conventional_long_name=Thai National Republic|image_flag=RTL Flag Thaitania.png|flag_width=300px|native_name=สาธารณรัฐชาติไทย|official_languages=[[Thai|religion=Buddhism </br> Islamlanguage|Thai]]|government_type=[[National republicanism|National republic]]|capital=Ayothaya|established=1934|demonym=Thai}}
 
'''Thaitania,''' officially theThe '''Thai National Republic''' ([[Thai language|Thai]]: สาธารณรัฐชาติแคว้นไทย, ''Kʰuĕ́ĕ́n-Tʰai''), known in [[English language|English]] and formerly[[Spanish knownlanguage|Spanish]] as '''SiamThaitania''', is a countrynational republic in Southeastmainland southeast Asia bordered by [[Erawati]] to the northwestwest, [[China]] to the north, [[Viet-Nam|Viet Nam]] and [[Kampuchea]] to the east, and [[KampucheaSoenda]] to the southeastsouth. InThe 1934,modern the Ayothaya kingdomrepublic was overthrownestablished afterin nearly1934 sixwith centuriesthe abolition of existencemonarchy andin replacedthe bycountry. withThaitania, aone [[Nationalof republicanism|nationalfew republic]].countries Soonto after,avoid itEuropean becamecolonization, ais foundinga member of the [[International Republican Coalition]]. In 1952Ayothaya, the countrynation's officiallyunaltered adoptedcapital and socioeconomic core since the short-form14th namecentury, Thaitania''is one of the most populous and economically productive cities in Asia.''
 
== Etymology ==
The controversial name ''Thaitania'' supposedly originates in 18th century English texts as an imitation of ''Britannia'', the Latin name of [[Britain]], possibly in a comedic sense. A century later, Spanish colonists in Viet Nam, commonly referring to the country as ''Siam'' (สยาม, ''Sàyǎǎm'') or ''Muantay'' (เมืองไทย, ''Mŭang-Tʰai''), revives the previously scant usage of ''Taytania'', explaining its etymology as the combination of Tay, the word ''tani'' (ธานี, ''tʰaani'', 'town'), and the Latin suffix ''-ia'', ultimately giving the faux meaning 'land of the Thai towns'. Despite its origins, it was adopted by the Thai government as the official exonym of the country in 1952. Due to its nature, many refer to the country as ''Muantay'', ''Thailand'', ''Taidesa'', ''Pradetay'', or ''Siam'' in English.
The name Thaitania comes from the word ''Taitani'' plus the Latin suffix ''-ia''. ''Taitani'' itself comes from the ethnonym ''thai'' ไทย and the word ''thani'' ธานี (meaning 'town') and was coined in the early 18th century as an imitation of the Latin term ''Castellani'' (given to an ancient Iberian tribe, later evolving into the modern Spanish ethnonym ''castellano''). In the 19th century, the term ''Taitania'' was coined in Spanish-language documents in Viet Nam. In the 1920s, the name began being used by Thai national republicans, eventually being assumed by the government as Thaitania in 1952.
 
Prior to the 20th century, the country was widely known as Siam (สยาม, via Portuguese ''Sciam'') or Ayothaya (alternatively spelled Hudia or Odia), the name of the country's seven-century-old capital. Colloquially, many still refer to the country by these names, though they are not officially sanctioned by the government.
 
Internally, the country has always been called ''muang thai'' มืองไทย or ''prathet thai'' ประเทศไทย, both roughly translating to 'Thai country'. The term ''rat cha ana chak'' ''thai'' ราชอาณาจักรไทย ('Thai kingdom') is often used in historiography to refer to the period between 1238AD and 1934AD.
 
When the national republicans took control of Siam in 1934, the country's official name in English was rendered as the 'Siamese National Republic'. In 1940s, there was a strong push within the government to distance the country from the name Siam, which had gained monarchical connotations in other countries from the late 19th century. The indigenous names ''muang thai'' มืองไทย and ''prathet thai'' ประเทศไทย were suggested, but were considered unsuitable as exonyms. In 1950, an ''ad hoc'' committee was formed, and two years later the name Thaitania was selected.
 
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