Burman
noun
a member of the dominant ethnic group of Myanmar (Burma), living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the southern panhandle.
Burmans
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pluralof Burman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The majority ethnic Bamar people — also called Burmans — and the ethnic minorities have “a better understanding of each other,” she said, and “there is more unity in the country.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
One of the best-selling books in Britain that year was the South African-born British explorer Archibald R. Colquhoun’s “Burma and the Burmans: The Best Unopened Market in the World.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2019
If he does, he may enjoy strong backing from Burmans.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018
I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephant had been behaving.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2017
But no Nats came, although the Burmans called again and again.
From The Soul of a People by H. (Harold) Fielding
