Nay Pyi Taw

Also Nay Pyi Daw,

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

The layout of Myanmar's capital city Nay Pyi Taw will be redrawn after the devastating earthquake last month, the country's military ruler has said.

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The name Nay Pyi Taw means "seat of the king".

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Other departments are relocating their offices to open air halls called "hotai" in Nay Pyi Taw, which are built with steel frames.

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Social media posts written by staff at the National Museum in Nay Pyi Taw say they have moved inscriptions and manuscripts and are trying to save as many as possible of the tens of thousands of books, along with literature and computers.

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In the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, she works at getting a meeting with the country’s military junta, which has banned Facebook.

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