Mandalay

[man-dl-ey, man-dl-ey]

noun

1. a city in central Myanmar (Burma), on the Irrawaddy River: the country's second largest urban area after Yangon.

Mandalay

/ ˌmændəˈleɪ /

noun

1. a city in central Myanmar, on the Irrawaddy River: the second largest city in the country and former capital of Burma and of Upper Burma; Buddhist religious centre. Pop: 927 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

The Battle of Mandalay was a crucial one for the Allies.

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March’s Mandalay earthquake devastated Myanmar, killing at least 3,791 people and an additional 63 people in Thailand.

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The Mandalay fire caused heavy, drifting smoke, which prompted 911 calls from concerned residents, the Riverside Fire Department said on Facebook.

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The areas of Mandalay and Sagaing were hit especially hard by the earthquake on 28 March, which prompted a rare request from the Myanmar junta for foreign aid.

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More than a week after the earthquake, rescue workers were recovering bodies from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Mandalay over the weekend, state media reported.

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