Chin Hills

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma), on the Indian border; part of the Arakan Yoma system of mountain ranges. Reaches 10,018 feet (3,056 meters) at Mt. Victoria.

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Chin Hills British  

/ tʃɪn /

plural noun

1. a mountainous region of W Myanmar; part of the Arakan Yoma system. Highest peak: Mount Victoria, 3053 m (10 075 ft)

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Example Sentences

We were ordered to save out only what each one thought he could carry up the Chin Hills and abandon the trucks.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Pakôkku Chin Hills, which form a separate tract, have an area of 2260 sq. m.; pop.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

In 1895 the Chin Hills were declared a part of the province of Burma, and constituted a scheduled district which is now administered by a political officer with headquarters at Falam.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

After a short pause he continued: "All the same, I don't believe in the Elephant Point tiger; the other was no doubt a pious beast—who came from Chin Hills to make a pilgrimage."

From The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma by Croker, B. M. (Bithia Mary)

In 1891-92 he took part in the war in Burma, being engaged in the operations in the Chin Hills in command of the Baungshe column, for which he wore a second medal with clasp.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 by Creswicke, Louis