Union of Burma

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Union of Burma - a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar" Burma, 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