Bago

American  

[buh-goh] / bəˈgoʊ /

noun

1. a city in southern Myanmar (Burma) and capital of the Bago region: known for its pagodas.

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Etymology

Origin of Bago

First recorded in 1985–90; probably from Mon Bagaw (placename)

Example Sentences

Niger State governor Umar Bago recently questioned how miners can "freely access" sites in remote areas without getting attacked.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

State Gov. Mohammed Bago ordered students to vacate dozens of schools following a meeting with heads of security agencies, a spokesman for Bago said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

Bago and Bonnefon also questioned whether conspiracy theorists would be willing to engage with a bot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

Governor Umaru Bago said he was “pained by the unfortunate incident” in a condolence message to the families of the victims.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2024

The lieutenant-governor of the village of Santa Cruz, Joan Abalasaval; Gaspar Tosol, Joan Bago, chiefs and lords, heads of barangay, and other chiefs, common people, and timaguas of the said village.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55 1597-1599 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander