Yangon

[ yang-gon, ‑-gawn ]

noun

1. former capital of Myanmar (Burma), located in the southern part of the country. See Nay Pyi Taw.

Yangon

/ jæŋˈɡɒn /

noun

1. the largest city and chief port of Myanmar (Burma): officially superseded as capital in 2006 by Nay Pyi Taw (Naypyidaw), though still retaining some of the functions of government; an industrial city and transport centre; dominated by the gold-covered Shwe Dagon pagoda, 112 m (368 ft) high. Pop: 4 082 000 (2005 est) Former name (official until 1989, still widely used in English)Rangoon

Example Sentences

Chuu had plans to move to Yangon and set up her own studio, and was looking for locations in the city, when the coup happened.

From Time

Today, the 27-year-old from Yangon, the country’s largest city, is getting ready to enlist in one of those groups herself.

From Time

Friends have printed out stickers with his illustrations urging disobedience and stuck them up around Yangon, and he has been writing and drawing signs for people to take to protests.

From Time

Khine, an artist based in Yangon, doesn’t think of himself as political.

From Time

In Yangon, the largest city, a sense of panic appeared to set in.

From Washington Post

The bus from Yangon deposited us at our destination in the dark and cold early hours when most people are still asleep.

From The Daily Beast

Inle Lake is served by flights and buses from Yangon, Bagan, and Mandalay.

From The Daily Beast

Burma is now Myanmar, Rangoon is Yangon, Prome is Pyay and Pegu is Bago.

From The Daily Beast