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Martaban

American  
[mahr-tuh-bahn] / ˌmɑr təˈbɑn /

noun

  1. Gulf of Martaban, an inlet of the Bay of Bengal, in Myanmar (Burma).


Martaban British  
/ ˌmɑːtɑːˈbɑːn /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Bay of Bengal in Myanmar

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But Martaban, choked with decades of the Salween's silt, has little or no strategic value as a port for water-borne assault against Rangoon, across the Martaban Gulf.

From Time Magazine Archive

British East Indies Fleet units, standing in to the Gulf of Martaban, shelled the flatlands south of Rangoon.

From Time Magazine Archive

True, Martaban had fallen and Japanese troops had made a second crossing of the treacherous Salween River.

From Time Magazine Archive

The invaders drove from Siam into extreme Lower Burma, and then around the Gulf of Martaban to ruined, abandoned Rangoon.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ship, however, arrived safe, by the blessing of God, in the harbour of Martaban.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Kerr, Robert

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