Myan·mar (myän-mär , -mär) Formerly Bur·ma (bûrm ) A country of southeast Asia on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. Site of ancient Mon and Burman kingdoms, Burma was a province of British India from 1886 to 1937 and a separate crown colony from 1937 to 1948, when it gained its independence. The civilian government was overthrown by a military coup in 1962 and again in 1988. The country was officially renamed Myanmar in 1989. Yangon (formerly Rangoon) is the capital and the largest city. Population: 47,400,000. |   |
Myanmar, Myanma [ˈmaɪænmɑː ˈmjænmɑː]
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(Placename) a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea: unified from small states in 1752; annexed by Britain (1823-85) and made a province of India in 1886; became independent in 1948. It is generally mountainous, with the basins of the Chindwin and Irrawaddy Rivers in the central part and the Irrawaddy delta in the south. Official language: Burmese. Religion: Buddhist majority. Currency: kyat. Capital: Yangon. Pop.: 41 995 000 (2001 est.). Area: 676 577 sq. km (261 228 sq. miles) Official name the Union of Myanmar Former name (until 1989) Burma
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| Noun | 1. |  Myanmar - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar"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 Myanmar monetary unit - monetary unit in the Union of Burma |
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