Preferred Label : bhutan;
MeSH definition : A kingdom in the eastern Himalayas on the northeast border of India, bounded on the
north by Tibet, on the east by Assam, on the south by Assam and West Bengal, and on
the west by Sikkim and Tibet. From 1720 to 1970 it was under Chinese or Indian domination.
In 1971 it became a member of the United Nations. The name comes from the Sanskrit
bhota, the name for Tibet, anta, end, with reference to its location at the southern
extremity of Tibet. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p144 & Room,
Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p64);
MeSH annotation : a kingdom in the eastern Himalayas;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan;
Origin ID : D001631;
UMLS CUI : C0005341;
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A kingdom in the eastern Himalayas on the northeast border of India, bounded on the
north by Tibet, on the east by Assam, on the south by Assam and West Bengal, and on
the west by Sikkim and Tibet. From 1720 to 1970 it was under Chinese or Indian domination.
In 1971 it became a member of the United Nations. The name comes from the Sanskrit
bhota, the name for Tibet, anta, end, with reference to its location at the southern
extremity of Tibet. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p144 & Room,
Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p64)
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