1894 opera by Jules Massenet best known for the entr'acte for violin and orchestra Méditation (5)

I believe the answer is:

thais

(Other definitions for thais that I've seen before include "Natives of former Siam" , "Asians" , "Opera" , "Siamese people" , "orientals" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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