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 next day we arrived at Bassein, one of the principal towns in the Burman Empire.

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick

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

Bassein lies about twenty-eight miles north of Bombay, and afterwards became the northern capital of Portuguese India, almost rivalling Goa in splendour and prosperity.

From Rulers of India: Albuquerque by Stephens, Henry Morse