Nay Pyi Taw

noun

1. the capital of Myanmar (Burma) as of 2006, located in the country's central plains.

Nay Pyi Taw

/ ˈneɪ ˈpjiː ˈtaʊ /

noun

1. the official capital of Myanmar (Burma), built in the centre of the country near Pyinmana in 2005–2006, and superseding Yangon (Rangoon) for main government functions. Pop: officially approaching 1 000 000 in 2007

Example Sentences

At the Burmese Water Festival, a celebration held in the new capital, Nay Pyi Taw, last April, the girls had a breakthrough.

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