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Chindwin
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Chin·dwin  (chndwn)
A river rising in the hills of northern Myanmar (Burma) and flowing about 1,158 km (720 mi) generally south to the Irrawaddy River.

Chindwin [ˈtʃɪnˈdwɪn]
n
(Placename) a river in N Myanmar, rising in the Kumôn Range and flowing northwest then south to the Irrawaddy, of which it is the main tributary. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)


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The third incident that stood out for me was the extraordinary adventure of four desperate soldiers who decided to raft down the Chindwin River to get back to their lines during the retreat from Imphal across the Arakan mountains.
 
 
 
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