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Burma

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Bur·ma  (bûrm)
See Myanmar.

Burma [ˈbɜːmə]
n
(Placename) the former name (until 1989) of Myanmar
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.BurmaBurma - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
dacoity, dakoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia
ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
Rangoon, Yangon - the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
Mandalay - a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
Indochina, Indochinese peninsula - a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam
Malay Peninsula - a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar
Mekong, Mekong River - an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea
Burmese - a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
dacoit, dakoit - a member of an armed gang of robbers
Myanmar monetary unit - monetary unit in the Union of Burma
Translations
Burma [ˈbɜːmə] NBirmania f

Burma [ˈbɜːrmə] nBirmanie f
see also Myanmar

Burma
nBirma nt, → Burma nt

Burma [ˈbɜːmə] nBirmania
Burma [ˈbɜːmə] nBirmania

Burma بورما Barma Burma Burma Μυανμάρ Birmania Burma Birmanie Burma Birmania ビルマ 버마 Birma Burma Burma Birmânia Бирма Burma ประเทศพม่า Burma Miến Điện 缅甸


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SANDHEADS LIGHT -Green triple vertical marks new private landing-stage for Bay and Burma traffic only.
Siam was made part of the Empire, and, in spite of all that England could do, Burma and the Malay Peninsula were overrun; while all along the long south boundary of Siberia, Russia was pressed severely by China's advancing hordes.
There is one ruby of Burma, of two ruttees, without a flaw, and there is a balas-ruby, flawed, of two ruttees.
 
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