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Pegu
[ pe-goo ]
Pegu
/ pɛˈɡuː /
noun
- a city in S Myanmar: capital of a united Burma (16th century). Pop: 307 000 (2005 est)
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Other Words From
- Pe·gu·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pegu1
First recorded in 1700–05; British pronunciation of Bago ( def )
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Example Sentences
Burma is now Myanmar, Rangoon is Yangon, Prome is Pyay and Pegu is Bago.
From The Daily Beast
None of the lettered languages of the Indo-Chinese peninsula are less known than that of Pegu.
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In Pegu, copper vessels or bells were used to frighten demons that wanted to disturb the repose of the dead.
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Nearly similar ones, but flattened at the side, like those common in Denmark, have been obtained from China and Pegu.
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The metropolis of the kingdom is called Bagou, corruptly called Pegu, which name is likewise given to the kingdom.
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Above 30,000 Birmans laboured in the works of the king of Pegu, as that was one condition of their vassalage.
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