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Burmese
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Bur·mese  (br-mz, -ms)
adj.
Of or relating to Myanmar (formerly Burma) or its people, language, or culture.
n. pl. Burmese
1. A native or inhabitant of Myanmar.
2. The Sino-Tibetan language of Myanmar.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Burmese - a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
Burma, Myanmar, Union of Burma - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"
Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
2.Burmese - the official language of Burma
Burmese-Yi, Lolo-Burmese - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan
Adj.1.Burmese - of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people; "the Burmese capital"; "Burmese tonal languages"
Translations
Burmese [bəːˈmiːz] adjbirmano
n (pl inv) → birmano/a;
(LING) → birmano
Burmese [bəːˈmiːz] adjbirman(e)de Birmanie
n (pl inv) → Birman(e);
(Ling) → birman m
Burmese [bəːˈmiːz] adjbirmanisch, burmesisch
n invBirmane m, Burmese m, Birmanin f, Burmesin f
n (Ling) → Birmanisch nt, Burmesisch nt
Burmese [bəːˈmiːz] adjbirmano/a
n (pl inv) → birmano/a;
(LING) → birmano


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We do not read Eliot's "Growltiger's Last Stand" because in it he refers to Siamese and Burmese cats as "chinks"; I do not read poems in "Negro dialect"; nor do I resurrect poems like "The Japanese Lovers," by Horace Russell and William Greene, a whimsical little number about "Fanny Foo-Foo" Felleman finds worthy of inclusion in her book.
 
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