Bassein

American  

[buh-seyn] / bəˈseɪn /

noun

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

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Bassein British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

One force crossed the vein-like little streams that slice up lower Burma and reached Bassein, just over the coastal hills from the Bay of Bengal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three other universities at Bassein, Moulmein and Mandalay were padlocked by the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

The land column started on the 13th of February, the water column on the 16th, and the detachment for Bassein sailed on the following day.

From On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War by Overend, William Heysham

The capture of the important town of Bassein, on the main branch of the Irrawaddy, would open the river to the passage of our ships, and put an entire stop to the trade of Ava.

From On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War by Overend, William Heysham

It will be proper to explain why it was considered necessary to detach a part of the forces to Bassein.

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick