Bassein

[ buh-seyn ]

/ bəˈseɪn /

noun

a city in SW Burma, near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.

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Examples from the Web for bassein

It will be proper to explain why it was considered necessary to detach a part of the forces to Bassein.
Olla Podrida|Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
He had long been discontented with the subordinate position which he had occupied since the treaty of Bassein.
The Political History of England - Vol XI|George Brodrick
The Peishwa was forced to fly, and take refuge at Bassein, where he entered into negotiations for British support.
At the Point of the Bayonet|G. A. Henty
I still think, however, that those mosquitoes of the Bassein Creek are incomparable.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah|William G. Burn Murdoch

Having finished the Census, I went to Bassein, riding most of the way over bare rice-fields.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White

British Dictionary definitions for bassein

Bassein

/ (bɑːˈseɪn) /

noun

a city in Myanmar, on the Irrawaddy delta: a port on the Bassein River (the westernmost distributary of the Irrawaddy). Pop: 231 000 (2005 est)

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