Golden Triangle

See also: golden triangle

English

Proper noun

the Golden Triangle

1. Any region of prosperity, influence, etc. bounded by three points.
   1. A region of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, known for its production of opium and heroin.

      Coordinate term: Golden Crescent

      • 2019 July 4, Michael Sullivan, “In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars”, in NPR.org‎^[1]:

        This is an informal crossing on a small river that separates the two countries in the infamous Golden Triangle.

   2. A region of Victoria, Australia, where the Victorian Gold Rush occurred.
   3. A region of New South Wales, Australia, where prime agricultural land occurs, particularly for cereal crops, and from which golden sheaves of wheat are harvested.
   4. An area in Paris, France, located between Avenue Montaigne, Avenue des Champs-Elysées, and Avenue George V.

Related terms

Related terms

• Bermuda Triangle
• Devil's Triangle
• Dragon's Triangle
• Lithium Triangle
• Northern Triangle

Translations

region of prosperity bounded by three points

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Burmese: ရွှေတြိဂံ (hrwe-tri.gam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 金三角 (zh) (Jīnsānjiǎo)

• Finnish: kultainen kolmio
• French: triangle d’or m
• Hindi: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: Segitiga Emas
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: តំបន់ត្រីកោណមាស (tâmbântreikaônméas)
• Korean: 황금의 삼각 지대 (hwanggeum-ui samgak jidae)
• Lao: ສາມຫຼ່ຽມທອງຄຳ (sām līam thǭng kham)
• Lü: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: Triângulo Dourado m
• Russian: золото́й треуго́льник (ru) m (zolotój treugólʹnik)
• Shan: ၸိုင်ႈၶမ်းသၢမ်ၸဵင်ႇ (tsūeng khám sǎam tsàeng), သၢမ်လႅမ်ထွင်းၶမ်း (sǎam lěm tháung khám)
• Spanish: Triángulo de Oro m
• Thai: สามเหลี่ยมทองคำ (sǎam-lìiam-tɔɔng-kam)
• Vietnamese: Tam giác Vàng

Further reading

• Golden Triangle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Golden Triangle (Yangtze) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia