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wat

wat [ wot ] (plural wats)


noun 
Definition:
 
Asian Buddhist institution: a Buddhist monastery or temple in Thailand, Cambodia, or Laos

[Mid-19th century. Via Thai< Sanskrit vāṭa "enclosure"]
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