Bassein

[ buh-seyn ]

noun

1. a city in southwestern Myanmar (Burma), near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.

Bassein

/ bɑːˈseɪn /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

In those days the only approach to Bassein was by river steamer.

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But, in 79, the arrival of the Bassein steamer was the event of the week.

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By the way, as we slept the Bassein mosquitoes did come on board, and answered their description—they do raise lumps!

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I still think, however, that those mosquitoes of the Bassein Creek are incomparable.

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He had long been discontented with the subordinate position which he had occupied since the treaty of Bassein.

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