Myanmar
a country in Southeast Asia, bordering on the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal; area 262, 000 sq. mi. (678,500 sq. km). Capital:Nay Pyi Taw.
- Official name Re·pub·lic of the Un·ion of Myan·mar [ri-puhb-likuhvthuh-yoon-yuhnuhv mee-uhn-mahr, myahn-mahr] /rɪˈpʌb lɪk əv ðə ˈyun yən əv ˈmi ən mɑr, ˈmyɑn mɑr/ .
- Former official name Un·ion of Bur·ma [yoon-yuhnuhv bur-muh] /ˈyun yən əv ˈbɜr mə/ .
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How to use Myanmar in a sentence
Compared with neighbors Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, Cambodia appears to have a blossoming civil society.
Did you visit Myanmar, which is one of the other main settings?
The Author Of The Summer's Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up | William O’Connor | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI traveled in Myanmar for a few weeks with a journalist friend in 2006, and it kind of blew my mind.
The Author Of The Summer's Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up | William O’Connor | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was pursued by law-enforcement officials from Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and China.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord | Brendon Hong | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe joined the Muang Tai Army, a former resistance group in Myanmar, and fought against the military junta.
How China Used Drones to Capture a Notorious Burmese Drug Lord | Brendon Hong | April 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Myanmar
Myanma
/ (ˈmaɪænmɑː, ˈmjænmɑː) /
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: 55 167 330 (2013 est). Area: 676 577 sq km (261 228 sq miles): Official full name: the Union of Myanmar Former official name (until 1989, though still widely used): Burma
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Cultural definitions for Myanmar
[ (myahn-mahr, meye-ahn-mahr) ]
The official name for Burma since 1989.
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