Chindwin

[ chin-dwin ]

noun

1. a river in northern Myanmar (Burma), flowing south to the Irrawaddy River. 550 miles (885 km) long.

Chindwin

/ ˈtʃɪnˈdwɪn /

noun

1. a river in N Myanmar, rising in the Kumôn Range and flowing northwest then south to the Irrawaddy, of which it is the main tributary. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)

Example Sentences

Of these one was sent to the Chindwin district and one to Mandalay.

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Meanwhile trouble broke out in the Chindwin district, on the west of the river.

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He was known to have left the Mandalay district with the object of raising a disturbance in the Chindwin.

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It was convenient to bring the relieving regiment down by the Kabaw Valley to the Chindwin, where they would meet the other.

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They were to meet on the Chindwin and exchange transport trains, thus saving expense and trouble.

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