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
Various Burmans stopped me on the way and told me about the elephant’s doings.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2017
These simple homes of the Burmans are often very pretty as they lie among the trees which cast their broad shadows across the straggling lane, grass grown and deeply rutted by the cart-wheels.
From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)
